willem-pennings/balancing-cube

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1064 stars · 105 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A complete open-source hardware and software project for a self-balancing cube that stands on its corner or edge using three reaction wheels. It includes mechanical CAD designs, PCB schematics, firmware, and documentation needed to build your own.

Use cases

• build a self-balancing cube with reaction wheels
• learn how reaction wheel balancing works
• study control systems for inverted pendulum-like robots
• get PCB and mechanical designs for a robotics project
• replicate a hobby robotics build with ESP32 and Maxon motors

When to choose

• you want a complete, documented open-hardware robotics project to build yourself
• you are learning about reaction wheel control and balance
• you need reference designs for ESP32-based motor control

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready or commercially supported product
• you want a software-only simulation without building hardware
• you need safety-certified designs for spinning flywheels

Facets

application · maturity stable

robotics embedded simulation robotics hardware embedded-systems embedded cross-platform reaction-wheels balancing-robot esp32 arduino kicad fusion-360 hardware-design open-hardware control-systems diy-project

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