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10	10	On our robotics team, most of [wiki:Motors our motors] rotate their shafts too fast and with not enough torque for our applications. We use gears, sprockets and chain, belts and pulleys, and gearboxes to exchange speed for more torque.
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	12	Gearboxes are useful because they hold all the gears in place into one compact box. There is a picture of a gearbox attached to a motor at the bottom of the page.
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12	14	Gearing can also help adjust the placement of a motor with respect to the axle you wish to rotate using ''idler gears'', ''belts'', etc. You will see some examples throughout the lessons.