https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/11/ Recent content in 2026-11 on mjbots blog Hugo en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/11/09/moteus-r5/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/11/09/moteus-r5/ <p>I now have the honor introducing the next moteus controller to the mjbots product line, <a href="https://mjbots.com/products/moteus-r5">the moteus-r5</a>:</p> <p><a href="https://mjbots.com/products/moteus-r5"><img src="https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/11/09/moteus-r5/images/20261029-moteus-r5-front.jpg" alt=""></a></p> <p>The moteus-r5 is the spiritual successor to the wildly popular moteus-r4, first released <a href="https://blog.mjbots.com/2020/04/09/production-moteus-controllers-are-here/">all the way back in 2020</a>. The moteus-r5 takes all that we&rsquo;ve learned about motor control in the intervening 6 years, and applies it to the same size, voltage, and output current class.</p> <h2 id="comparisons">Comparisons</h2> <p>When I compared the moteus-r5 to the moteus-r4 above, I do mean &ldquo;class&rdquo;, because the moteus-r5 improves on the r4 across most of those axes, along with improving robustness, IO, and hall effect compatibility. The rough breakdown:</p>