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Originally Posted by EricH
Brushless motors would be nice, I think, but the biggest problem is that in many FRC applications, stall is a very present issue. And many brushless motors hate stalling, at least in the power range that FRC would likely use. Tough challenge.
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I believe the current issues with hobby grade BLDC motors are mainly in the motor controllers. Sensored BLDC motors perform identically to brushed motors of the same power. However it is still hard to find affordable, reliable, BLDC motor controllers for sensored motors. Regardless, sensorless BLDC motors would likely be perfectly fine in flywheel-type applications.