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Re: Need advice on motors, gearboxes, and ESCs

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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
That's a good start. However, you may like looking at either swerve or holonomic drive because that will give a much greater maneuverability.
Also, what is the gear ratio and what motors are you planning on using? Have you planned that out?
I don't think they'll want a swerve or holonomic. They're scaling up to a car--read up on Ackermann steering (it's been used in FRC before, BTW).

And the OP specifically said they don't have a specific gear ratio and motors yet--they're still in investigation.

On that topic--BaneBots motors should probably have enough power.
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