As such, the ballbot can be broken down into three major components: The pendulum, the control system, and the drive unit ... the microcontroller over less powerful options like an Arduino Mega, or a ...

This build by [mircemk] shows how to make one with just a few common components, an Arduino, and a bit of patience fine-tuning the PID controller. At the heart of the bot is the MPU6050 – a ...