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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
I'd love to see a drive gearbox that has the motors, speed controller, and encoder built in. And talks CAN. I think this would allow teams to do some neat stuff out of the box with just software and little chance of messing things up mechanically/electrically.
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I agree this is a great idea. 250 lbf-in stall torque and 1000 rev/min free speed would be just about right. 9 Ampere free current should be feasible using good gears, with 12 Volt supply.
This online community could field several development teams with the engineering chops to make such a thing happen. What would it take to get a design competition off the ground? An RFP from Dean?
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