Hardening Motors

The forces inside robots during matches are incredibly strong. Just as you can pad the internals of your robot with foam, or have well planned out strain releif in your wiring, you can harden your motors and make them more robust.

Reinforcing motor magnets

With brushless motors, a common failure is the cracking of the motor's magnets on impact. Robert Cowan has a great video on how to use glass microspheres and epoxy to strengthen the magnets.

Glass Microspheres
Loctite Heavy Duty Epoxy

Replacing motor shafts

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