[russell]

That would be interesting to try. Does the braking option just connect the leads of the motor, or does it actually sense any electricity coming from the motor and counter act it? If it just connects the leads then the motor will still turn, just not as well. You could use this to slow the robot without it skidding to a halt and other unwanted side effects of braking both motors.... I will have to try that tomorrow. We tried out brakes last year using the drill motors with their transmissions and the provided gear boxes (which were plastic and no good, and broke in competition) , and we concluded that it was horribly abusive to everything involved, including the rest of the robot which would decelerate at like 3+ gs (i just pulled that number out of nowhere actually but you know what I mean).