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diy balancing robot rocks, rolls, then falls

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…

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August 16th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: just plain fun robots