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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by edanm on Saturday September 30, 2023 @04:01PM (#37719194)
Have you found a good alternative tool?

I've been using the Segway mini for years and think it's amazing, it hits all those things you mentioned.

Its only problem is that it's no longer sold, and mine is starting you show its age. My wheels and battery need changing, but I'm not sure if anyone can actually do that anymore.

So I'd really like another option...

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by Animats on Saturday September 30, 2023 @05:24PM (#37719976)
The Segway, at least originally, had considerable redundancy in the control system. I think they had four gyros and four accelerometers arranged in a tetrahedron. If you have four set up that way, you can get out info for all three principal axes, plus an error value that indicates sensor trouble. So failure can be detected quickly.

Does the one-wheel have that?

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by gnicholas on Saturday September 30, 2023 @11:23PM (#37722231)
The original Segway had 5 gyros! [1]

1: https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipmen....

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by Animats on Saturday September 30, 2023 @11:45PM (#37722341)
Yeah, Dean Kamen had enough engineering experience not to build a human-carrying vehicle one sensor failure from a faceplant.
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