


ReviewsWowWee MiP Quick TeardownThe WowWee MiP ("mobile inverted pendulum") robot is the first of its kind on the mass market. It's a toy robot that does what most other toy robots do: it rolls around your living room floor, making squawks and beeps and bumping into things, and being really cute in general. However, the MiP does it with style. The mechanical design is not inherently stable. If the MiP is turned off, it will not stand upright on its own wheels (a handy stand is provided for display). Instead, an onboard sensor suite and powerful ARM Cortex processor keep it teetering upright just like any self-respecting science fiction robot (or slightly less self-respecting tourists on Segways). Researchers and hobbyists have been building devices like this for a number of years, but it's always exciting to see a niche technology make it to mainstream (much like the quadcopter boom in the past couple years). Robotics hobbyists pay close attention to the toy market, because a lot of technology can be hacked back into customized designs. Submitted by Garrett on Sun, 05/11/2014 - 00:03. Cheap Wireless Camera Review
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