My next mini project - Self balancing bot

Almost done with my boom/gripper build and wanted to make another quick bot (well quick to build) Going to do a self balancer. Need to find an IMU or accelerometer, I have some somewhere in a box....  Only found a compass and just mounted it to look for a good place. May place it lower and the battery higher.  Going to make a tuning python GUI to set the balance variables via bluetooth. the motors are 26rpm with encoders. Will start without the encoders I think and work them in for later drive control. The frame is very well balanced already. It will be a fun build I think. I did a ultra sonic one a few years past that worked OK, but was not that great to look at.

The fun will begin soon with tuning it!

If motors can hold it, then
If motors can hold it, then I think the taller the better. Well, up to a point - a 12 footer might be interesting but it won’t fit into the standard house. :slight_smile:

Just a pointer, but I think

Just a pointer, but I think the RPM of the motors is too low.