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Unread 28-01-2011, 19:00
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Re: Minibot Falling Solutions

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Originally Posted by nitneylion452 View Post
We were hoping that the motor, being geared, would provide enough resistance to falling. Our main concern, though, is getting the motors to stop because I was trying to see how much torque the motors provided by trying to stop the wheel from spinning. Good news: plenty of torque. Bad news: motor began to smoke after a few seconds.
Yeah, we have a 1 to 2 gear ratio, and it just falls ways too fast.
Our motor as well has begun to smoke


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Originally Posted by ttldomination View Post
Try putting memory foam at the bottom of your bot. A nice soft landing.
Memory foam sounds like a great idea, but does it effect the weight strongly?
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