Did you know you can use the motors as sensors? Here's how!
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- 16 Sep 2025
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The Motor Position block is the sixth block in the Motors palette.
It has one setting - the motor port. The block measures the motor's position in degrees, from 0 to 360. This can be useful when using the motor as a sensor, for example, as a crank.
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