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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. SEGFAULT by PatPending · · Score: 5, Funny

    Best. Name. Ever. for this

    --
    What one fool can do, another can. (Ancient Simian Proverb)
    1. 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

  2. 403 Forbidden by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess the webserver also is running on an all-analog server, which is now in a "halt and catch fire" state.