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Have you considered a gyro?

Has anyone used hub motors from Changzhou Aoduo? I am looking at these.

What motor and ESC did you use?

Thanks Chalo. I will look into brushless hubs. Hjns, that bike of Adam's is amazing. 52 mph up hill is very fast. I would only want to go half that speed on the flat. His acceleration was more than I thought was possible from a hub motor. Thanks for the link.

This isn't for a BattleBot. It is just a similar principle. I would like to build a light weight, off road, ride on vehicle. I would like the gross vehicle mass to be under 200 kg. The main criteria is good acceleration. I want it to be agile. My question is which technology is best for...

Thanks for the replies. I am happy to start with the controllers. Which controllers are best suited to rapid reversals? Brushed or brushless with or without sensores. For several years I have been playing with RC differential speed steering. You might have heard of BattleBots or Robotwars. The...

Would a brushed or brushless (sensored or not) motor be better for acceleration? I would like to make a light weight agile vehicle to run off road at speeds less than 40 kmh. I would like to used speed differential steering so it can turn on the spot. The motors will be subjected to very rapid...