The utility model provides an inverted pendulum system based on the electromagnetic effect. The system comprises a base, a rotary connecting shaft, a coil, a steering engine, a steering engine connecting rod, a permanent magnet support, a permanent magnet, clapboards, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a control module, a power module, a coil winding, a coil support and a base handle. In the inverted pendulum system, the force for controlling balance of the electromagnetic inverted pendulum system is applied to the upper end of the inverted pendulum, and the electromagnetic effect is applied to the inverted pendulum system, thus a device for controlling balance of the inverted pendulum system by applying the force generated by the electromagnetic effect is invented. The system has simple and reliable design and clear structure, provides an experimental platform for unicycle robot lateral balance and other researches, can be used for detecting the correctness and feasibility of a certain theory or method in the control field, and more importantly can provide a solution to unicycle robot lateral balance.