Open Source Self Balancing Triangle Robot 🟡 Gadgetify
Getting robots to self balance can be done in a variety of ways. More advanced robots use advanced sensors and body control algorithms to pull it off. For smaller robots, it can always be done with a reaction wheel. We have covered a few of them here in the past. This Lelo Triangle Self Balancing Robot can stand on its own and maintain its balance using this approach.
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This is a great educational toy too. You can use it to teach your students about center of mass, equilibrium, and other physics concepts. This model also has lights to put on a show. If you push the robot down, it will start a rolling mechanism to get back to a balanced position again.
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