Nano Gear Motor Ref: 40010 

Planetary Geared Motors -  Nano Class 

These Nano-sized motors, with 25:1 planetary gear reduction, are really powerful for their extremely small size. 

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They are ideal for robot swarms or for  'Nano-class' robot competitions,  with a width restriction of 25mm.  

These tiny motors are only 20mm in total length length  (21mm with cables) and 6mm in diameter. They are ideally suited for Nano class robot competitions and for building robot swarms. It is designed for 3V nominal operation, giving 1200RPM drawing 100mA. At stall, it offers over 20gm*cm of torque!

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3D Designers 

Here is an approximate 3D model of the motor. You will need to download AutoDesk's viewing software to Dynamically view the model. You can also download the 3D idrop block into an ACAD drawing. 

Using Nano Motors with MEGAbitty:

When the motors are being driven by MEGAbitty using  PWM,  they can get rather hot. 

There are some tricks  to improve the situation -- such as sacrificing one bit of PWM resolution to double the drive frequency helps; adding some series inductance helps (see Yahoo group for example); and it is possible to swap the Enable and PWM lines in software if you're careful about what duty cycles you use.

When stalled the motors drain a lot of power,  so take care not to exceed the specifications defined in the MEGAbitty manual.

Please read the MEGAbitty Forum messages on ideas on how to use small motors with the MEGAbitty controller board.  There are many good ideas available..

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megabitty/

Miniature Lego Motors

Two geared motors can be easily connected directly to LEGO robot wheels, simply using the grooved shaft.  designed for a 3mm diameter rubber belt drive. This produces are really simple Micro LEGO robot!

Microelectromachinical systems (MEMS) & Nanotechnology

The terms 'Nanorobotics' and 'Microrobotics'  which are referred to on this website,  are used  in the context of robot competitions; which should not be confused with the terms applied to microscopic technology. 

This article discusses nanotechnology, nanoscience, and conjectured "molecular nanotechnology."

Courtesy Sandia National Laboratories, SUMMiTTM Technologies, www.mems.sandia.gov

Note that one nanometer equals one thousandth of a micrometer or one millionth of a millimeter!! ...now that's really small !

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