Motors: Past and Future

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by JALV

I was looking through some Chief Delphi threads for history on how the FRC technology has developed over the years and I noticed that the motors have not changed much in recent time.

How long has the CIM ben around?
I noticed that there was a Bosch drill motor from years ago, why did they discontinue it in FRC?
Do you think there is room for a new company to develop motors and improve upon what has already been proven over the years?

Just last season (2013) we added the BAG motor and MiniCIM which were huge improvements. I'm pretty sure we have all the motors we need now. I haven't see to many robots that use all of the 200+W motors that are legal (6 CIMs, 4 MiniCIMS, 4 BB775/550s). Unless they decide to change a lot of the rules to allow stepper motors or brushless motors, I'm pretty satisfied with the brushed motor options available to teams.