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Micro motor

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Hello All

Working on a Ant project that requires the following for its motors:

Max width 35mm (not including shafts)

ideally 3mm d shafts

The standard ant motor (the one on Rorys kits) is a bit too long to put both in line. I was wondering if there was an equivalent to you knowledge that either had a 90 degree shaft or was about half the length. or if there is a dual motor unit that would be less than 35mm wide.

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You must have a very tight bot if the standard motors don't fit...
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There are not many choices of good metal geared motors for ants.
If width is a problem and you can have reasonable size wheels I usually design the chassis and motor to fit inside the wheel as below.
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Good ideas

This is what I am working on:

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The gap between is quite small. but i have a fair amount or area around.

Was debating doing somthing with offset motors and drive belts
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I've been working on a offset geared drive system (minus tires):
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Not got it right yet, and it doesn't work as good as I hope. But it's an idea!
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