[TheForge] on death and dying.OT segway

[Steve Smith]

There was some technology conference last year where they had (among 
many others) both a Segway and a Roomba (the little self directed vacuum 
cleaner robot). The highlight of the show was when a woman was riding 
full tilt on the Segway across the room and a Roomba took it into its 
head to cross her path. The Segway ran right over the Roomba without a 
quiver. The Roomba made some beeps and then kept right on going.

Steve

xlch58 at swbell.net wrote:

> You need to re-read it, the person is not the balancer.  There is a 
> miniature pendulum and gyroscope that monitor its vertical orientation.  
> These inputs are used to adjust motor/wheel speed to keep the thing 
> verticle.  If it is tipping forward, it accelerates, bringing the wheels 
> back underneath.  If it is tipping back, it slows the wheels down. 
> Charles
> 
> Grover Richardson wrote:
> 
>> Ahh.  Good explanation.  I had always wondered how they kept themselves
>> upright.  Particularly with hard braking.  So, the person is the 
>> balancer.
>> Sounds tricky, like a skate board.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of xlch58 at swbell.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:35 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] on death and dying.OT
>>
>>
>> Damn I hate it when I do that.... here is the link.
>>
>> <http://www.tlb.org/scooter.html>
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>>  
>>
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