816 used Two RS775's and Two RS550's this year.
From what I've seen, the 775 is one of the most robust motors we've ever used (excluding case shorts) and will pretty much take anything you can throw at them including relatively long stalling.
550's are nothing new really, they're a fantastic and powerful motor in a compact package. We haven't used them in a high load application though, usually we use them for intakes and things of that nature - but I wouldn't hesitate to use them elsewhere if the designed called for them.
My real issue with Banebots is that their customer service and ability to handle high volume gearbox orders seems to be a bit lacking...
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Originally Posted by Teched3
Not totally off topic, but FIRST think about providing teams advance notice of what motors are being used in the kit in advance of kickoff. This would be especially helpful If a new motor is being introduced (aka tetrix) that teams are unfamiliar with, and give some time for testing them to determine torque curves, mounting configurations, etc. Motors could be ordered and would spread out some of the vendor backlogs in delivery, and not reveal anything about the game. 
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^ I think this is an extremely good idea. If FRC were to release a list of legal motors in say, November, this would give teams plenty of time to familiarize themselves with anything new in the kit. I can't think of any way that anyone could find anything out about the game by telling us what motors we're allowed to use 2 months in advance.