• DIY Segway skateboard. Yeah, you read that right: DIY

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    Thursday, March 25th, 2010

    I know of only one person who would be able to build this thing – my buddy Paul – but I would totally grab a beer and watch him solder everything together and then ride around on this thing like a little freak. Heck, if you try to build this, tell me and we’ll come by and film you riding it. Seriously.

    The instructions are pretty complex and you need quite a few parts, including a powerful motor and a go kart wheel.

    It uses an Arduino board and an motor controller to handle the self-righting systems and requires a pretty heavy motor and battery. The self balancing circuit is right here

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