Engineering Students Develop Cost-Effective Self-Balancing, Self-Driving Bicycle
A team of freshmen from Olin College of Engineering has developed an autonomous self-balancing bicycle. The students, Justin, Pia, and Arylan, designed a system that includes a spinning reaction wheel, sensor housing, drive unit, and battery, all integrated into a bicycle. The project, which costs approximately $1,000 excluding the bicycle, combines embedded control, power electronics, and robotic autonomy to maintain balance and navigate. The initiative is open-source, allowing others to access and build upon the project data. 
