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Re: Arm help

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Originally Posted by vivek16 View Post
I would suggest using the fisher price motors with these gearboxes on them. Our team personally has not used these on an arm but they are some of the powerfuller motors in the kit.

-vivek
The AM planetary gearboxes do not provide a large enough reduction to drive an arm on their own. You would have to couple them to some other gearbox.