After assembling the version #2 bot and getting it to work, I tried my hand at version #3. V3 is the 'shorty' version. Not just short (as in low height), but 'short-circuity' as well. Totally disappointed in the potentially nasty design flaw. The balance bot from the web site image looks like this…

2 wheel balance bot (sainsmart bot v3) nasty design flaw

acboother October 29, 2017, 8:40am 11

I got my money back eventually.

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