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[Matt Turner] tipped us off back in January about his homemade Segway project. Unfortunately that message slipped through the cracks but we're glad he sent in a reminder after reading Friday's feature an a different 2-wheeled balancer. We like it that he refers to this project as being on the budget of a graduate student with a young family. We certainly understand where he's coming from, and … [Read more...]
This is a picture of the guts of a diy Segway project (translated). Everything fits into a tiny space under the platform upon which the rider stands. It's tight, but makes for a sleek look when the diamond plate is covering up all of the internals. An ATmega644 controls the vehicle. It does so by using a PID control scheme to monitor a gyroscope, driving the wheels to maintain the center of … [Read more...]
Take a tour of anywhere on earth without leaving your home. This virtual Segway tour uses the Wii Fit Balance Board and Google Earth to let the rider control a virtual tour by leaning in the direction they want to travel. It's the product of a hackathon at SVI Hackspace, a new hackerspace in Stanford's Huang Engineering Center. The project was undertaken by four people who had just met for the … [Read more...]
[Petter] built himself a DIY Segway out of a couple of cheap electric scooters. We've seen a couple of very nice Segway builds in the past like the all analog Segway, or the creepy walking version, [Petter]'s Segway build seems like it would be a useful human transport device. The motors, chains, gears, and wheels are scavenged from a pair of electric scooters. Steering left and right is … [Read more...]
While the Segway enjoyed a few years of fame before falling off the radar, [Marcelo Fornaso] is hoping his creation has quite a bit more staying power. Inspired by the Segway’s ability to balance itself, he started thinking about how the concept could be improved. He felt that one of the Segway’s shortcomings arose out of the fact that the base platform was rigid and required the user to lean … [Read more...]
Who doesn't love a 12-legged robot, especially if you can ride it around work? You can watch this one running around the patio with rider perched atop it. The machine translation is a bit crude, but it seem this is based on the wicked walking sculptures of [Theo Jansen]. The rider can shift their center of gravity to control the walker, much like a Segway. We'd bet this makes for a rough ride on … [Read more...]
The video above is the final working DIY Segway from [sb-scooter]. The website and build log don't have a lot of information at the moment, but you can still gawk at several pictures of the construction (and a picture is worth 1000 German words). For those looking for the nitty gritty, with some quick math we figure its two 500 watt motors, powered by 12Ah batteries, will last about 90 minutes. … [Read more...]
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