SCARAB Hubmotor Drum (Beta)
Modular Hubmotor Drum for Combat Robots! New SCARAB is coming early 2026! Likely around the end of February. Sign up for back-in-stock notifications to get notified upon release. Production Version: Scarab V1.11 Coming Q1 2025 The production version of SCARAB will look very different from the beta drums, but it should be a drop-in replacement in most cases. Both have a width of ~101mm between uprights and an effective 65mm diameter. The production drum will be heavier, but exact weight cannot be known until production is completed. The estimate is around 470-480g total (1.04-1.06lb) for the full drum + shaft assembly. Many changes were made to address shortcomings of the beta design. 6 screws attach the teeth instead of 4, with much more thread engagement, and they are angled so that the force of a hit should not pull out the screws, which was the biggest issue on the Beta drums. Beta 7075-T6 aluminum hubs were prone to cracking due to both material and geometry, so the material