3 motor drive train

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Originally Posted by Mohsin

well wouldn't it be a waste of power, as well as weight, because, the weight of the gearbox that FIRST gave us this year is heavy, imagine adding another moter to, as well as the gears needed to get the ratio and the speed right. and the power part, well six motors drawing the power all at the same time, which 2 motors could do, or even 4 is, well alot, leaving little power for the arm, but it might work if you are a pushing robot only. also the chances of something breaking or screwing up are greatly increased. which is always bad in the competion.

Mohsin
Team 772
If it aint broke, get INCENTIVE

Im going to go out on a limb here and guess that with efficient weight reduction, you could make a 6 motor transmission that weighed the same amount as the current kitbot one, or slightly more. It's all a question of whether it fits the design criteria of your team's robot.

What do you mean by power? Draining the battery? sure, it does, but any team that makes a 6 motor drive will have considered that and deemed it an acceptable penalty.

You don't need motors for arms, you can use pneumatics, and there's still multiple motors left over if you use 6 drive motors.