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Re: Interpreting motor data

That sounds about right. For the planetary transmissions, figure about 90% or so effieciency per planetary reduction stage....so you'd have somewhere around 80% total efficiency with the transmissions and gear reduction.

Also keep in mind that you won't get stall torque out of the motor for very long! it will soon pop the circuit breaker/fuse if you have the electrical system properly built.

And "the max weight the robot would be able to move" depends on how that weight is supported...if it is on wheels, then it takes a lot less force than you have available to move it, but if you are trying to slide it across a very tractive surface, it will take even more force.

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