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dknguyen · 8th December 2007, 12:14 AM

"Barely standing" my ass. I didn't know it was possible to make one that could recover after it had gone horizontal or flipped through the air!

http://revver.com/watch/443032/flv/affiliate/122762/

**Nigel Goodwin** · 8th December 2007, 12:19 AM

Pretty impressive - mind you it's got plenty of processing power!.

blueroomelectronics · 8th December 2007, 04:16 AM

And it's a dsPIC4012

Marks256 · 8th December 2007, 08:46 PM

Looks pretty cool!

audioguru · 8th December 2007, 09:43 PM

It knows which way is up.
After it crashed into something I think it spun its tires at full power to try to re-gain its balance as soon as possible.

dknguyen · 8th December 2007, 09:56 PM

All that is needed now is to make it so it can cart wheel at will.

matk95 · 8th December 2007, 10:05 PM

wow thats cool perfect balance

3v0 · 8th December 2007, 10:24 PM

I may have a case of robot envy..

dknguyen · 8th December 2007, 10:26 PM

Me too, but then I tell myself I like power more than control. Maybe somebday I'll give it a whirl.

Salgat · 9th December 2007, 05:24 AM

Haha, like a mini segway.

whiz115 · 9th December 2007, 07:48 AM

what is that? has weight on it's back and never falls?

speakerguy79 · 9th December 2007, 09:31 AM

I wonder, is the dsPIC necessary, or could you get away with this on an 18F?

**Nigel Goodwin** · 9th December 2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakerguy79

I wonder, is the dsPIC necessary, or could you get away with this on an 18F?

Try it and see?, I suspect the only place the dsPIC may be required is for extensive maths calculations?. Mechanically a 16F would be much more than fast enough, never mind an 18F - I would expect either to be easily capable of a 'similar' performance, but probably not as outstanding as that one.

Leftyretro · 9th December 2007, 04:56 PM

Yes very cool. However it wasn't apparent to me that it has a mode to operate like a normal 4 wheel drive car with all four wheels down and able to steer and go forward and reverse?

Lefty

**Nigel Goodwin** · 9th December 2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leftyretro

Yes very cool. However it wasn't apparent to me that it has a mode to operate like a normal 4 wheel drive car with all four wheels down and able to steer and go forward and reverse?

Why would you want it to?, that's what the original model did.

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8th December 2007, 12:14 AM	#1
dknguyen	Barely standing? LIES "Barely standing" my ass. I didn't know it was possible to make one that could recover after it had gone horizontal or flipped through the air! http://revver.com/watch/443032/flv/affiliate/122762/

8th December 2007, 12:19 AM	#2
Nigel Goodwin	Pretty impressive - mind you it's got plenty of processing power!. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

8th December 2007, 04:16 AM	#3
blueroomelectronics	And it's a dsPIC4012 __________________ Bill Smart Kits build Smart People http://www.blueroomelectronics.com/

8th December 2007, 08:46 PM	#4
Marks256	Looks pretty cool! __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.

8th December 2007, 09:43 PM	#5
audioguru	It knows which way is up. After it crashed into something I think it spun its tires at full power to try to re-gain its balance as soon as possible. __________________ Uncle $crooge

8th December 2007, 09:56 PM	#6
dknguyen	All that is needed now is to make it so it can cart wheel at will.

8th December 2007, 10:05 PM	#7
matk95	wow thats cool perfect balance

8th December 2007, 10:24 PM	#8
3v0	I may have a case of robot envy..

8th December 2007, 10:26 PM	#9
dknguyen	Me too, but then I tell myself I like power more than control. Maybe somebday I'll give it a whirl. Last edited by dknguyen; 8th December 2007 at 10:38 PM.

9th December 2007, 05:24 AM	#10
Salgat	Haha, like a mini segway.

9th December 2007, 07:48 AM	#11
whiz115	what is that? has weight on it's back and never falls?

9th December 2007, 09:31 AM	#12
speakerguy79	I wonder, is the dsPIC necessary, or could you get away with this on an 18F?

9th December 2007, 04:56 PM	#14
Leftyretro	Yes very cool. However it wasn't apparent to me that it has a mode to operate like a normal 4 wheel drive car with all four wheels down and able to steer and go forward and reverse? Lefty __________________ Measurement changes behavior