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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by amelius on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:54PM (#24273368)
Looks similar to a Segway.

The downside of this design is that it has to move in order to stabilize. This means that you can't stabilize near the edge of a cliff.

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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by joshuas on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:39PM (#24273858)
Who would get close to the edge of a cliff while on a Segway?
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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by wil421 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:16PM (#24274282)
Funny you should ask. The owner of Segway fell off a cliff and died. So at least one person.[1]

[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/segways-owner-killed-after-ridi...

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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by touchngthevodka on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:54PM (#24274014)
The owner of Segway:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39377851/ns/world_news-europe/t/se...

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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by angelbar on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:59PM (#24273417)
I cant...
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Re:Boston Dynamics' Handle Robot Recreated with Raspberry Pi by amelius on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:47AM (#24281912)
Keep your downward-projected center of mass inside the convex hull described by your feet.
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