Miniature "balancing" robot is sad, hilarious

What could possibly provide us more joy and mirth than a Segway? How about a Segway-inspired bot that fails spectacularly on a consistent basis? The tech in play here is quite simple, and the fact it can stand as long as it does being that top heavy is actually pretty surprising. The best news? Hit the read link for a guide to making your very own fail bot at home. It's fun for the whole family.

[Via technabob]

[conscious Posted Aug 18th 2008 10:36AM]

er, "Segway" - sorry to botch such a prestigious brand name.

[Bender Bending Rodriguez Posted Aug 18th 2008 3:11PM]

It had to with my 1password app I use for auto-filling username and passwords having saved comment data from a previous posting on Engadget.

[realar Posted Aug 18th 2008 4:23PM]

I feel sorry for the motor!.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 20th 2008 3:26AM]

after reading those last three posts in rapid succession, i laughed so hard i cried! thanks AxelFury, John, and therpham!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 20th 2008 2:19PM]

You can find the tutorial also on http://www.instructables.com/id/Balancing_Robot