Drive motors must move the weight of the entire robot and will most likely require a gear down. Most robots use “skid steering” while cars or trucks tend to use rack-and-pinion steering. If you choose skid steering, DC gear motors are the ideal choice for robots with wheels or tracks as they provide continuous rotation, and can have optional position feedback using optical encoders and are very easy to program and use. If you want to use rack-and-pinion, you will need one drive motor (DC gear is also suggested) and one motor to steer the front wheels). For stirring, since the rotation required is restricted to a specific angle, an R/C servo would be the logical choice.