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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by CaptainOfCoit on Sunday February 11, 2024 @12:28PM (#39336625)
> or are there implementations that don't require spinning wheels

Tons of different implementations out there for balancing. Maybe the most common one is the one we humans use, which requires zero wheels :)

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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by gniv on Sunday February 11, 2024 @01:43PM (#39337338)
Speaking of which, any good videos on how we balance ourselves when standing?

And beyond the muscle mechanics, do we understand what the brain is doing? For example, I find it fascinating that I cannot balance myself on one foot if I close my eyes. So obviously we use some visual cues to balance.

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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by febusravenga on Sunday February 11, 2024 @03:28PM (#39338350)
> I cannot balance myself on one foot if I close my eyes.

Skill issue. I'm good at balance sports and can say that balancing on one foot with closed eyes is hard but doable. Just train it :)

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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by an_aparallel on Sunday February 11, 2024 @10:49PM (#39341129)
"the vestibular system"
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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by noman-land on Sunday February 11, 2024 @12:31PM (#39336646)
How does ours work?
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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by WJW on Sunday February 11, 2024 @12:55PM (#39336852)
Legs
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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by ponector on Sunday February 11, 2024 @03:06PM (#39338147)
Some people can balance without legs.
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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by CaptainOfCoit on Sunday February 11, 2024 @06:23PM (#39339839)
I hope most healthy people are able to sit up without falling forward or backwards.
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Re:I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner by CaptainOfCoit on Sunday February 11, 2024 @04:43PM (#39339063)
Input, processing, output.

Sensors, brain, muscle movement.

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