Motors and Gearboxes

Tamiya Motors and Gearboxes

Tamiya 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 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.



30:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor
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Pololu part #: 993
Price: $15.95
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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.

100:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor
New!
Pololu part #: 992
Price: $15.95
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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.

24:1 Mini Metal Gearmotor
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Pololu part #: 991
Price: $17.95
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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.

100:1 Mini Metal Gearmotor
New!
Pololu part #: 990
Price: $17.95
Quantity:

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.

Surplus Hitec HS-5475HB Servo no Electronics
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Pololu part #: 695
Price: $12.95
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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.

Tamiya 9801112M Mabuchi FA-130 Motor
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Pololu part #: 77
Price: $1.99
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Tamiya 9801112M Mabuchi FA-130 Motor

The Tamiya 9801112M Mabuchi FA-130 motor is the motor included in many of the Tamiya gearboxes and educational toys.

Solarbotics RM2 (high-power motor for GM2/3/8/9)
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Pololu part #: 611
Price: $2.25
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Solarbotics RM2 (high-power motor for GM2/3/8/9)

Need more power out of your gear motor? This is a high-power motor that fits in the same form factor as used by the GM2/3/8/9 style gear motors.