If you are skilled or just looking to choose some equipment for your model home, here are seven balancing robots available for purchase or DIY.

1. Instabots, priced at $99.99, is a customizable automatic balancing robot suitable for both beginners and experts. Its equipment is also fun and serves as a comprehensive platform for beginners designing balancing robots.

Technical Specifications:

• 1x Arduino UNO R3 microcontroller

• 1x Arduino MEGA2560 R3 core circuit board

• 2x Sensor Shield

• 2x 24L01 wireless RF transceiver chips

• 2x Gear Motor

• 2x Wheel

• 1x MPU6050 gravity acceleration gyroscope sensor

• 1x Wireless Remote Controller Platform

2. Ralph is a Cisco Webex (remote presentation) device that is compatible with Android and Intel Edison systems. For $340, you can own a device that captures images and transmits them to your phone.

Technical Specifications:

• 1x RoboCORE (a cloud-based device and development platform)

• 1x USB camera

• 1x Intel Edison system

• 10x Full Ralph open-sourced PMMA set

• 4x Full Ralph open-sourced 3D printed set

• 2x Wheels

• 2x Couplings for wheels

• 2x Motors

• 1x Servomotor MG90S

• 1x MPU-9250 sensor

3. Piro is a DIY balancing robot with language and face recognition capabilities.

Technical Specifications:

• Raspberry Pi super mini computer

• Raspberry Pi camera

• Philips PC750K webcam

• GY-521 MPU6050 3-Axis Acceleration Gyroscope 6DOF Module

• L298N Stepper Motor Driver Controller Board

• SVOX Pico for text-to-speech

• OpenCV for face detection

• Pocket Sphinx for speech recognition

4. B-robot EVO is a 3D balancing robot that can be remotely controlled via a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. It is made of plastic and can be printed using STL models shared by the designer.

Technical Specifications:

• B-ROBOT electronic brain shield v2.0

• B-ROBOT 3D printed plastic parts

• Arduino LEONARDO application

• 2x Stepper motor DRIVER (A4988)

• 2x NEMA 17 stepper motors

• IMU MPU-6050 (gyro+accelerometer)

5. An automatic balancing robot with ultrasonic sensors – this is a special robot that does not rely on gyroscope sensors (nor does it have this component) and can maintain balance using ultrasonic sensors.

Technical Specifications:

• Arduino Uno microcontroller

• HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor

• 2 x continuous rotation servos

6. The Raspberry Pi super mini computer controls the robot’s balance using LEGO bricks, sensors, and actuators.

Technical Specifications:

• LEGO bricks

• LEGO actuators

• LEGO sensors

• Raspberry Pi 2

7. You can have a two-wheeled balancing robot controlled by a Raspberry Pi super mini computer. Its designer, Kevin, shows us how to assemble this robot and states its total cost is $123.

Technical Specifications:

• Raspberry Pi 2 with Raspbian

• Edimax Wifi adaptor

• L293D IC

• MPU6050 module

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