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Re: Any restrictions on engines?

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Originally Posted by Saberbot View Post
Outside of a the legal pneumatic rules, it would really bee cool to see a Tesla turbine used in place of an electric motor.

No valves necessary! And some easily constructed ones have a similar output speed to a banebots motor (no idea about torque though)

Either way, it seems pretty inefficient, but it's an interesting idea.
I had thought of that then I realized how much air can a robot produce in order to keep it in motion.
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