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Originally Posted by artdutra04
Seriously, with the FP and "choose any four" BaneBot offer, I absolutely love the motor selection this year. There are up to nine motors you can use on your robot that output over 250 Watts each! Compared to ~85 Watts for Globe, and less than 50 W for any past Window motor, this year's motor selection is the best I've ever seen (since 2004). No other year has a team been able to throw over 1000 Watts into a manipulator and not sweat taking away drive train performance. While some may question the sanity of one kiloWatt manipulators, if you want to fly on water, you need power! |
I think you're understating the value of the Globe. Yes, it had less peak power than other motors, but the Globe motor was probably the best "slow" motor in the kit.
You can build a 4-5 pound transmission with big sprocket reduction to make an FP drive an arm, or you can just plug a Globe motor into a modified Toughbox. You could run a BB motor with impossible to find BB transmissions to drive rollers on a claw, or you could plug a Globe directly into your roller claw and be done with it.
The Globe notably got medium to slow speed motion done reliably and easily without the weight of a heavier motor/transmission combo. If I could, I'd trade every Window motor in the kit for a Globe or two this year.