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July 21, 2006

Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard

at 6:36 am. Filed under Cool Gadgets, Electronic Hacks



 

Now this is a skateboard that I might be able to ride without breaking my neck. It looks like lots of fun to ride.

“The steering control of the board is just like on a regular skate. You tilt the deck side to side. Since the deck is mounted by only 2 rubber bushings, it is able to pivot along this axis by a few degrees. An IR sensor underneath measures this tilt which causes one of the motors to drive faster than the other.”

Via: TechEBlog


 


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8 Responses to “Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard”

  1. Ian Hadaway Says:

    COOOL that is well cool can i have a copy of the circuit diagram im only 15 but i want to atleast try and build one.

    Rock On Dudes

  2. Dan Says:

    hi, can you give me a copy of the circut please? this is very nice, also, could you tell me how you programmed the microcontroller? my email is pinkstarchicken@aim.com very well done! thank you

  3. Alan Parekh Says:

    Hey Dan, just follow any of the links in the article.

  4. Luke Says:

    This is a sick device but if you want to check out an even sicker Electric skateboard

  5. Alan Parekh Says:

    Hey Luke,

    Sweet board, have you tried one out?

  6. Luke Says:

    I’ve got my own one and it’s way fun :)

  7. Projekt 3S » Einachsiges Skateboard mit E-Motor Says:

    […] Das Gerät ist aber nicht, wie Wolf schreibt, selbstbalancierend. Demnach dürfte das Fahren damit auch ein kleines Bisschen schwieriger sein als mit einem Segway. Man kann relativ einfach auf die Schnauze fliegen. Die Videos bestätigen jedenfalls weitgehend diesen Eindruck. […]

  8. Haseeb A Says:

    wow. so simple yet so amazing

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