# Homemade electric unicycle?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-electric-unicycle/702216 "2014-10-23T01:38:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-electric-unicycle/702216/1 "2014-10-23T01:38:22Z")

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I have seen quite a few projects (not only on the internet) of self-propelling two-wheeled devices that use gyroscopes to stay up. Segways can now be built at home with an arduino, batteries, soldering…

Now, there is this little toy: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF17hVc_VaM&) . It seems to be that the one on the video already is a copy of the original product.

Would it be possible, with knowledge of Electronics, programming, physics and all other specialities involved on this project to build something like that at home?

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**Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-electric-unicycle/702216/2 "2014-10-23T11:28:57Z")

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Sure, it’s a project people like to make. One example: [http://www.instructables.com/id/Self-Balancing-Unicycle/](http://www.instructables.com/id/Self-Balancing-Unicycle/)

Just search for DIY self-balancing unicycle and you should find others.