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by bperson 1708 days ago
It is the same. The propellers take the same role as gyros. It just uses atmosphere to create lift to become buoyant to make up for the fact that it is not very powerful. Once it is buoyant the interaction between legs and blades seem like the same type of stabilization as any other robot- fast micro adjustments of various potential-filled motors to stay on course
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Not quite it’s much easier to balance on a slack line if you can put a hand or even just a few fingers on a stationary object. The propellers offer similar benefits.
> if you can put a hand or even just a few fingers on a stationary object. The propellers offer similar benefits.

As do gyros