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Re: Motors: Past and Future
The CIM has been around since 2002, and four were first legal in 2005, making it practical for robots to use CIMs exclusively for drive motors.
I wasn't around then, but from what I hear drill motors stopped being used because they tended to blow up in situations where CIMs do not.
There's certainty not much that can be done to surpass the CIM for outright durability. Perhaps lighter or more efficient motors could be developed, but reliability under non-optimal conditions is what makes for a great FRC motor, and the CIMs are phenomenal at this.
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