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Re: Trying to figure out the Segway...

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Originally Posted by Capt.ArD

these things don't really need 8 gyros, except for redundancy and safety.
I agree, if you are building your own to learn about solid state gyros and PID loops, a single point system is fine

if you do this, make sure you wear a helmet when you ride it, and skateboard gloves so your hands dont hit the pavement when you fall.

When you fall! Single point system => single point failures => total loss of functionality!

the segway is designed to be foolproof, so that even the leaders of great nations can ride them with ease

your SeGwAy-X can be a little more..... uhmmmm... interesting to ride, if you are not going to let your grandmother use it in the mall.
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