I am building an obstacle avoiding 2WD Car, and my motor shield seems to not want to comply in the sense that it may not be powering the motors enough. However, when I give the motors a direct 5V source from the pins on the shield, it is sufficient for powering them, with a sufficient amount of spee…

L293D Motorshield Perhaps not supplying enough power to motors?

jremington April 17, 2018, 10:13pm 3

The L293D is ancient and weak. Use a modern motor driver, like these from Pololu.

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