other alternatives to pneumatics

[maddox10]

For a weapon I would look to heavier duty brushless motors.

[jamietoeg]

For a weapon I would look to heavier duty brushless motors.

Do you think that would work as you would need to constantly change the direction? Would you use a relay for this and can you suggest some of these motors and where you can find them for a price preferably lower than £30 per motor? Sorry for my limited knowledgeable of electronics.

jamie

[maddox10]

Brushless motors can't work with a relay, for those you need an dedicated ESC.

And, no, £30 won't cut the cheese

[jamietoeg]

Overall for a first robot do you think it's worth just trying to build a lifter and after I'm a bit more competent trying to u se pneumatics for my second? I know you need a special brushless esc but I'm thinking that connecting the outputs of the esc to a relay would allow you to change direction by swapping over 2 wires. What motor do you think would do it and what gearbox would you go for if I was still going for an electric flipper? Sorry for all the questions😀

[Liftoff]

I'd definitely go with an all electric robot for a first, and while a simple pneumatic setup is not that difficult to build, you would need to get more experience first, and someone with knowledge in pneumatics physically guide you.