Sparkfun JetBot Motor Upgrade

Hi there,

The jetbot is just too slow for what I want to do with it. It is barely able to turn and moves back and forth really slowly.

Has anyone tried to upgrade to faster motors? or any suggestions in doing so?

Best wishes

What is powering the bot? Is it the included LiPo?

The main thing to watch out for when upgrading are

  1. power requirements

  2. mounting

  3. weight

  4. ensure you’re looking at brushed motors (unless you’re gonna go really nuts and do brushless + ESC)

But yea I’ve moved the kit to a bigger platform altogether (different chassis, motors, motor driver…the rest is the same as Jetbot)