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From: hedley@ee.su.oz.au (Mark Hedley)
Subject: Motor selection for micromouse?
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I am building a micromouse (small mobile robot for finding way through maze),
and need help selecting a suitable motor, and a supplier.

I presume that a DC motor is best (the microcontroller I'm using is 68HC11K1
which has PWM outputs).

Is it possible to get motor with good torque at very low speeds (say 100 rpm)
or is a gearbox mandatory?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Mark

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