Motor and Controller

Earl Foster

I am just getting started with motor control using the Stamp 2 but I have a couple of questions.

The EZ Roller Robot Wheel kit states that it is good for small robots, however, "small" is relative.· Can anybody give me a better idea of what they mean by small? (i.e. weight of robot and how fast)

The second question is using the Pololu Micro Dual Serial Motor Controller with (2) wheel kits.· Can it do a good job for the asking price or do I need the more expensive "C" controller?

Thanks for the help

Steve Joblin

I have a small, but fairly heavy table-top robot that uses the Pololu Dual Serial Motor Controller driving two modified servos for continuous rotation. You can see a picture of it at http://spaces.msn.com/members/roebotz/ look at the "Sonarbot". the Pololu and modified servos are able to easily pull this all metal bot that carries 8 AA batteries, a 9V battery, a servo for the sonar, and everything else. I am a huge fan of the Pololu Dual Serial Motor Controller!