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Re: Small/flat but powerful motors

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Originally Posted by AmoryG View Post
Well basically... I'm building a robot! The robot is small and it requires a very low center of gravity. By doing this I need to place the motors and much of the electronics at the bottom of the bot. The problem is the motors we used for the 2008 competition were far too bulky to work out in THIS robot.

I just also realized I need to work out the battery as well... anyone know if it's possible to get a smaller battery that's practical for a competition?
Give us a lot more details about the competition. Size of robot? time periods? what it's doing? etc...

In the end the battery choice will probably be based on the motors you're running, how much current they are drawing, how long the matches are and how much the robot has to weigh.