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All-Analog DIY Segway Project

Posted by Soulskill on from the take-out-some-cliff-insurance-buddy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One of the zany hacker-makers here at MIT just finished this DIY Segway project (video). Difference from the others: it's all analog. The controller is built without a microprocessor or even digital logic. It does use a gyroscope like the real Segway. The functionality looks fairly basic, but the fact that the controller works at all is amazing. The guy has a ton of other projects on his site too. Definitely worth a read for people who enjoy building things."

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  1. My thoughts exactly by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why is it amazing that an analog control system works?

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    Palm trees and 8
    1. Re:My thoughts exactly by seanadams.com · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's not amazing but it's certainly harder. Probably higher part count, more electrical noise to deal with, harder to debug, harder to implement delays and state machines, more wiring etc. It's just impractical for most purposes.

  2. Re:SEGFAULT by camperslo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The ultimate SEGFAULT was a sad one, the CEO of Segway dying from running his off a cliff by his home.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/jimi-heselden-segway-boss_n_739983.html