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Balboa 32U4 Balancing Robot Kit (No Motors or Wheels)
Build your very own programmable balancing robot with the Balboa 32U4 robot kit! The Balboa control board features an Arduino-compatible ATmega32U4 MCU, motor drivers, quadrature encoders, and a full IMU. This board also has the ability to interface with a Raspberry Pi, making the foundation for a complete Raspberry Pi-controlled balancing robot. Motors and wheels are not included: choose your wheels and motors to personalize your robot.
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Balboa controlled via cell phone over Bluetooth
- 4 January 2019Drew Wilkerson added a Robotis BT-410 Bluetooth-to-serial board to his Balboa Robot, which allows him to control that Balboa from a cell phone....
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New product: 5-Channel Reflectance Sensor Array for Balboa 32U4 Balancing Robot
- 21 December 2018We now have a 5-Channel Reflectance Sensor Array designed specifically for use with the Balboa 32U4 Balancing Robot. The array mounts to...
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New Pololu Balboa T-Shirts!
- 26 January 2018Our new Balboa T-shirts are here! They feature our latest robot, the Balboa 32U4 balancing robot, within an enlarged outline of the 43-tooth gear...
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How to make a Balboa robot balance, part 5: popping up and driving around
- 28 April 2017This is the fifth and final post in a series about how to make a Balboa 32U4 robot balance. In earlier posts I covered everything you need to get...
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How to make a Balboa robot balance, part 4: a balancing algorithm
- 7 April 2017This is the fourth post in a series about how to make a Balboa 32U4 robot balance. In earlier posts I covered the basic sensors and mechanical...
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How to make a Balboa robot balance, part 3: encoders
- 30 March 2017This is the third post in a series about how to make a Balboa 32U4 robot balance. Last week I talked about inertial sensors, especially the gyro....
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Aluminum standoff for Raspberry Pi
- 29 March 2017We are now carrying the Aluminum Standoff for Raspberry Pi: 11mm Length, 4mm M2.5 Thread, M-F. The 11 mm body length is just right for mounting...
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How to make a Balboa robot balance, part 2: inertial sensors
- 24 March 2017This is the second post in a series about how to make a Balboa 32U4 robot balance. Last week I talked about selecting mechanical components. In...
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Beefy arms for Balboa balancing robot
- 24 March 2017If you’re following Paul’s blog series about getting your Balboa robot balancing, you’ll probably want something to protect it when it falls. When...
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How to make a Balboa robot balance, part 1: selecting mechanical parts
- 17 March 2017This is the first post in a series about how to make a Balboa 32U4 robot balance. Today I will talk about selecting mechanical parts for your...
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New M3 screw lengths
- 16 March 2017We added some new M3 screw lengths to our catalog: 6 mm, 10 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm, 16 mm, and 20 mm. (We already had 5 mm, 8 mm, 25 mm screws, and M3...
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Balboa is here!
- 14 March 2017I am excited to announce the release of the Balboa robot! The Balboa is a two-wheeled balancing robot platform that is small enough to tempt you to...