We present a kinematic analysis and dynamic simulation of the toy known as the oloid. The oloid is defined by the convex hull of two equal radius disks whose symmetry planes are at right angles with the distance between their centers equal to their radius. The no-slip constraints of the oloid are integrable, hence the system is essentially holonomic. In this paper we present analytic expressions for the trajectories of the ground contact points, basic dynamic analysis, and observations on the unique behavior of this system.
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