Ben CoxworthApril 4, 2014Self-balancing MiP robot is ready to roll

MiP balances on two wheels, using the mobile inverted pendulum principle

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You may never be able to afford your own Segway, but soon you'll be able to buy something similar for just a hundred bucks. You won't be able to ride it, but it might ultimately end up being more fun. It's Wowwee's MiP toy robot, which performs a variety of activities while balancing on its two wheels.

MiP was designed in a collaboration between Wowwee and the Coordinated Robotics Lab at the University of California, San Diego. It balances just like the Segway, using the mobile inverted pendulum principle (hence its name) – in a nutshell, this means that the bottom of the robot is constantly moving back and forth, in order to keep the weight of the top section centered above it.

It can be controlled via XYZ Interactive's GestureSense system, in which an onboard 3D sensory system recognizes and responds to the user's hand gestures.

If users prefer, though, it will also respond to commands sent via Bluetooth, from an iOS or Android mobile device running the free MiP app. That app lets them steer it in real time using onscreen controls, preprogram paths for it to follow, or play games in which it boxes or races with another MiP, dances to user-supplied music, or balances multiple objects on its tray accessory. It can also avoid obstacles while autonomously roaming.

The robot runs for about four to six hours of "moderate usage" on four AAA batteries, although a rechargeable model is in the works. In the meantime, the current version is now available for pre-order at a US-shipping-included price of US$119. It will also be showing up in BestBuy stores starting in May, priced at $100.

MiP can be seen in action in the video below.

Source: Wowwee

自平衡MIP机器人已准备就绪

本coxworthapril 4，2014self平衡MIP机器人在两轮roll

MIP平衡准备，使用移动式倒立摆原理< / P >图像画廊（2张）
你可能不能够负担得起自己的公司，但很快你就可以买些类似的只有一百雄鹿。你将不能骑它，但它最终可能会更有趣。这是WowWee的MIP的玩具机器人，进行各种各样的活动，而在它的两只轮子平衡。

MIP设计之间的合作与协调的WowWee机器人实验室在加利福尼亚大学，圣迭戈。它平衡就像Segway，采用移动式倒立摆原理（因此得名）–简而言之，这意味着机器人的底部不断地来回移动，以保持顶部的重量集中在它之上。

可以通过控制XYZ互动的gesturesense系统，其中机载3D感官系统识别和响应用户的手势。

如果用户喜欢，但它也会回应通过蓝牙发送命令，从iOS或Android移动设备上运行的自由MIP应用。该应用程序让他们操纵它使用屏幕上的实时控制，程序要遵循的路径，或玩游戏，盒子或种族与另一个MIP，用户提供的音乐舞蹈，或平衡多目标托盘附件。它也可以在自主漫游避开障碍。

机器人运行约四至六小时的“适度”的使用四节AAA电池，虽然充电模式的作品。在此期间，目前的版本是可在美国航运的前订单，包括119美元的价格。它也将显示在百思买店五月起，售价为100美元。

MIP动作可以看出下面的视频。

来源：WowWee