Pi Wars 2018 – Motor controller survey

This year, post-event, we have decided to find out who was using what in terms of motor controller manufacturer and model. Here are the results of the survey:

Number of teams competing: 29 + 36 = 65
Number of teams who replied: 39

Manufacturer leaderboard

4tronix – 7
PiBorg – 7
Pololu – 6
Cytron – 3
CamJam – 2
Ryanteck – 1
Pimoroni – 1
Robot Electronics – 1
Adafruit – 1
Farnell – 1

Number of teams saying they used generic or unbranded motor controllers – 8
Number of teams using a motor controller they built themselves – 1

Top motor controllers

PiBorg Thunderborg – 5
4tronix PiCon Zero – 4
Generic L298N – 3
Generic or Pololu TB6612FN – 3
CamJam EduKit 3 – 2
Pololu G2 – 2
Cytron MDD 10A – 2
PiBorg ZeroBorg – 2
Others – 16