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Re: Using 9 motors on the robot

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame145 View Post
poor battery
The depends on how the motors are used. We have 8 motors on our robot this year (9 if you include the servo )

4 for driving, just like every other year
1 for a "ball magnet" like other teams have discussed and shown here, rolling continuously.
2 for a kicker - each one only needs to complete 1 full revolution out of the gear box per kick.
1 for a lifter which will only be used for 5-10 seconds at the end of the match.

So, a lot of motors to do a lot of different things... but overall not any more battery intensive than any other year.