.NET Segway

stacyh3 · January 30, 2011, 12:26am

This would be fun to build with a .NET Micro Framework device:

[url]http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/23/segway-made-from-lego-robot-kit-works-without-a-gyro-video/[/url]

Robert_Jacobs · January 30, 2011, 5:26am

That is a very clever idea ;D

hullie · January 30, 2011, 6:52am

Really nice!!

si1 · January 30, 2011, 12:59pm

I have been thinking about doing this. Two sensored RC ESCs and motors, and some i2c IMU. Would be very easy with hobby parts.

stacyh3 · January 31, 2011, 11:01am

I’m amazed that the Lego version uses a single sensor. I’d like to build the slightly more advanced version that Chris mentions. Maybe based on the FEZ Mini Robot, but without the circular base.

What’s the cheapest HW to add to this? I was playing with the SMB380 that’s sold on the TinyCLR site. Seems like I’d also need a gyro. Anything else?

William · January 31, 2011, 2:34pm

And here I thought a spinning Fez was cool. :o lol

Gus_Issa · January 31, 2011, 3:32pm

Poor fez is getting dizzy! lol

bstag · January 31, 2011, 3:55pm

you mean something like this. fez panada tink kit razor imu and a vex robotics hardware kit

Gus_Issa · January 31, 2011, 4:17pm

sweeeeeeeet! Where is the video? please please please

si1 · January 31, 2011, 5:10pm

Woah, I could make one of those, but I don’t have the parts for the chassis

Architect · January 31, 2011, 5:47pm

Second that. I am interested to see how well it works.

stacyh3 · January 31, 2011, 10:00pm

That’s very cool. I’d love to see video and get build details! Very nice!

Architect · January 31, 2011, 10:11pm

I would like to have something like this eventually: ;D

http://diysegway.blogspot.com/

bstag · January 31, 2011, 10:28pm

yeah i need to pull it back out so i can finish turning left and right and so on. Put it on the back burner getting ready for sparkfun avc. Was going to hook it up to the ti watch to control it.