Motors and Gearboxes

Tamiya is a Japanese company that manufactures a variety of high-quality hobby and educational products. We carry many of their educational construction kits including gearboxes, wheels, and robot kits, as well as some of their 1/10th-scale radio control trucks, which make great chassis for outdoor robots.

Solarbotics Gearboxes

Solarbotics is a Canadian company that provides a variety of compact, affordable geared motors that are great for building small robots. We currently carry a wide selection of their GM-series gearmotors as well as compatible wheels.

New!
Pololu part #: 993
Price: $15.95

30:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor

This gearmotor is a miniature (1.42" x 0.39" x 0.47"), high-quality motor with 30:1 metal gearbox, similar to Sanyo’s popular 12 mm gearmotors. These units have a 0.365"-long, D-shaped output shaft, and they are intended for 4.5-6 V operation.

New!
Pololu part #: 992
Price: $15.95

100:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor

This gearmotor is a miniature (1.42" x 0.39" x 0.47"), high-quality motor with 100:1 metal gearbox, similar to Sanyo’s popular 12 mm gearmotors. These units have a 0.365"-long, D-shaped output shaft, and they are intended for 4.5-6 V operation.

New!
Pololu part #: 991
Price: $17.95

24:1 Mini Metal Gearmotor

This high-quality metal gearmotor is a compact (1.66" x 0.46" x 0.60") motor with an enclosed 24:1 metal gearbox. These units have a 0.275"-long, D-shaped output shaft, and they are intended for 4.5-6 V operation.

New!
Pololu part #: 990
Price: $17.95

100:1 Mini Metal Gearmotor

This high-quality metal gearmotor is a compact (1.66" x 0.46" x 0.60") motor with an enclosed 100:1 metal gearbox. These units have a 0.275"-long, D-shaped output shaft, and they are intended for 4.5-6 V operation.

New!
Pololu part #: 695
Price: $12.95

Surplus Hitec HS-5475HB Servo no Electronics

These are Hitec HS-5475HB servos with the electronics removed. These units can easily be converted to continuous-rotation gearmotors by clippling off the rotation limitation nub on the output gear. The output shaft is supported by two ball bearings, and the geartrain uses four heavy-duty Karbonite gears.