We The Curious | How do robots balance? | We The Curious @wethecurious | Uploaded December 2014 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Last year, we explored the science of humans balancing on ice. This year, Nerys and Ross get their skates back on and take to the ice once more to investigate how robots can balance; using tools such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, gimbals, and adaptive control systems.

How do ice skaters spin? youtu.be/dFRRZkl_EA0
How do ice skaters balance? youtu.be/D7UA8qq6P_U

This video was presented by: Ross Exton, Live Science Video Producer, and Nerys Shah, Live Science Team.

Special thanks to the University of Bristol, Jodie Haslam, Corra Boushell, and Alia Abdulghaffar.

Produced by: Ross Exton and Seamus Foley, Big Screen Producer

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