Thread: RIP Banebot RS550
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Re: RIP Banebot RS550
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Originally Posted by evand4567 View Post
It sounds like Robot Shop and other places are pushing the rs555, which is an inferior motor in my opinion. It will be missed.
It all depends on your use case. They are different motors intended for different uses. I'll grant the 555 isn't nearly as appealing for FRC use, but it's very nice for smaller robots in my experience.
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