Motors, servos, wheels and the boards that drive them, for robots, moving models and anything else that needs to turn, lift or roll. You'll find our own motor controllers alongside drivers from Adafruit, gearmotors from Pololu and plenty of wheels, chassis and mechanical bits to get things moving.
Choosing a motor controller
Motors need a driver between them and your microcontroller, while servos need a suitable control signal and power supply. The right controller depends on what you're driving, how many motors or servos you have and how much power they need.
- Servo 2040 is an RP2040-based controller for projects with lots of servos, with 18 servo channels plus current sensing and addressable LEDs.
- Motor 2040 drives up to four DC motors and has encoder inputs for keeping track of their speed and position.
- Inventor 2350 W is an all-in-one wireless controller for motors, servos and audio, built around Pico 2 W. Inventor HAT Mini provides similar motor, servo and audio connections for Raspberry Pi.
- Motor SHIM for Pico is a compact way to add two DC motor channels to a Raspberry Pi Pico, while standalone driver breakouts like the DRV8830 and DRV8833 are useful when you're building your own controller.
- Yukon is our modular controller for bigger and more complicated robots. Its six interchangeable module slots can be configured for high-power DC motors, steppers, servos, regulated power and wireless connectivity, all controlled from one RP2040-based board.
Motors, servos and wheels
Micro metal gearmotors are a popular choice for small wheeled robots. They're available with different gear ratios to trade speed for torque, with extended-shaft versions available if you want to add encoders.
Servos are handy when you need controlled movement without building a gearbox or position feedback system yourself. The FS90 micro servo provides positional movement through approximately 180 degrees, while the FS90R rotates continuously and can be used to drive small wheels. We also have LEGO-compatible servos and a LEGO axle adaptor for our micro metal gearmotors.
For wheels, there are straightforward buggy wheels for conventional two- and four-wheel robots, plus Mecanum wheels for robots that can move sideways as well as forwards and backwards. If you'd rather start with a complete platform, Trilobot is our Raspberry Pi-powered robot base, while the mini round chassis kit gives you a simple two-wheel-drive starting point for your own robot.