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diy balancing robot rocks, rolls, then falls

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

DIY Balance Bot

This guy made a sweet little DIY balancing robot that balances without the help of fancy gyroscopes. It’s kind of like a poor man’s version of the Segway-esque A.M.P.bot, the main difference being that this one falls down a lot.

The robot uses a “simple switch as a sensor and stands on only two wheels with inverted pendulum mechanism…

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August 16th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

ampbot: like a robot on a segway with a boom box

filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful

Segatoys Hasbro AMPBot

Hot off the presses is the A.M.P.Bot, a unique roller-bot that moves around using a gyroscopic balancing system that works much like the Segway Personal Transporter.

A.M.P. stands for “Automated Musical Personality”. That’s because the wheeled robot can follow you around and play your tunes wherever you go…

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June 19th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the uno: motorcyle meets segway

filed under: computing | gadgets | mobile tech | strange and wonderful

Uno Gyroscopic Motorcycle

Think the Segway is just too geeky for your Born to Be Wild bad boy lifestyle? Then check out this cool new motorcycle born at the intersection of Geek Street and Hog Heaven Avenue.

The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.

Designed by 18-year old inventor Ben J…

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April 25th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pimp my segway

filed under: strange and wonderful

Blue and Red Segways

Got an old Segway scooter lying around? Why not give it a makeover and get rid of that drab grey exterior?

California’s Segway Junkyard takes the personal transportation devices and gives them new life with custom paint, metal trim and shiny chrome wheels. They’ve even made a version with a custom diamond plate trailer so you can haul your junk while you tool around town…

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November 5th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

t-shirt of the day: segway beta

filed under: just plain fun

Segway Beta T-Shirt by Indie Tech

Me thinks this is the absolute funniest t-shirt design I’ve seen in a while…

Indie Tech’s brilliant Segway Beta T-Shirt is a must have for all hipsters, hipster-doofuses, geeks, dweebs, nerds and generaly cool people. I’ll be plunking down my credit card tonight for one of these $15 shirts.
[via preshrunk via Tcritic]

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July 25th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony to compete with segway?

filed under: future tech

Sony Human Transporter

A recently filed patent application from Sony shows that they are working on a technology that is similar to that in the ubiquitous (and superfluous) Segway Human Transporter…

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January 3rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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