Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms

56 Chapter 3 • Controlling Motors

it to reduce its speed. Essentially, the motor adapts itself to the load.The same

happens when two motors work together, they share the load and mutually adapt

themselves.

Have you ever tried riding a tandem bicycle? Your partner might be much

weaker than you, but you would prefer him to pedal rather than simply ride

along watching the landscape.

Summary

LEGO electric motors are easy and safe to use, but they require a bit of experi-

ence to get the most from them and avoid any possible damage. On this latter

topic, the most important thing is to never let them stall for more than a few sec-

onds and to never keep them ...