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Unread 12-02-2002, 16:33
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We used the FP motors on last year's robot to control a 2 DOF arm with a goal grabber on the end.

I think that they are good, moderately torquey motors that are fine as long as you're not planning on jarring the output really hard (i.e. running into a wall while using it on a drivetrain). The weak point is the plastic geartrain.

Although I have heard some venom concerning these motors. Let's see what some of the FP haters have to say. (Personally, I just think that they're jealous of Barbie's pink corvette)
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