Oriental Motor of Japan has created brush-less dc motors for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots. BLV-R motors, which are the R type of the BLV series, come in 100W (1/8hp) and 200W (1/4hp) types. A “100W motor with a 30:1 gearbox measures 108.4mm in length and weighs 2.4kg”, according to the company. …
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