Engineer Builds Self-Balancing Pole Using Drone Propellers
Aerospace engineer Peter Ryseck of Joby Aviation built a self‑balancing pole using a quadcopter‑style system with 5‑inch drone propellers and a dynamic notch filter, enabling the pole to remain upright for over three hours in Munich’s Olympiapark after initial instability with larger propellers.
Source: Engineer Builds Self-Balancing Pole Using Drone Propellers — Laughing Squid
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