"Ballbot" - robot balances on only 1 ball !

[spiney]

ScienceDaily: New Mobile Robot Balances, Moves On Ball Instead Of Wheels Or Legs .

Video: YouTube - Ballbot - TechEBlog.com .

More info: Dynamically-Stable Mobile Robots in Human Environments - Projects - Microdynamic Systems Laboratory .

[Channel Hopper]

I think the ballbot is going to have trouble with daily chores (opening doors, making the tea, boiling an egg, etc...)

[spiney]

I want to know what happens when it falls over .......poor thing lying on floor, ball spinning round madly, desperate whirring noises .....

Aren't legs a good idea!

[Channel Hopper]

Balls are also a good idea, just... not ... for scraping along the ground.

[spiney]

I think that's a question of project development, so depends how well it's supported .....