diff --git a/simulator/modules/sbot_interface/devices/motor.py b/simulator/modules/sbot_interface/devices/motor.py
index 7f11d87..46c579a 100644
--- a/simulator/modules/sbot_interface/devices/motor.py
+++ b/simulator/modules/sbot_interface/devices/motor.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def set_power(self, value: int) -> None:
             else:
                 # Apply a small amount of variation to the power setting to simulate
                 # inaccuracies in the motor
-                value = int(add_jitter(value, (MIN_POWER, MAX_POWER)))
+                value = int(add_jitter(value, (MIN_POWER, MAX_POWER), std_dev_percent=1))
 
         self._device.setVelocity(map_to_range(
             value,
diff --git a/simulator/protos/robot/MotorAssembly.proto b/simulator/protos/robot/MotorAssembly.proto
index b73b13b..6bd023e 100755
--- a/simulator/protos/robot/MotorAssembly.proto
+++ b/simulator/protos/robot/MotorAssembly.proto
@@ -49,7 +49,24 @@ PROTO MotorAssembly [
         device [
           RotationalMotor {
             name IS name
-            maxVelocity IS maxVelocity
+            %<
+              import * as wbrandom from 'wbrandom.js';
+              const motorVariation = 0.015;
+              // equivalent to Java's String.hashCode()
+              // https://gist.github.com/hyamamoto/fd435505d29ebfa3d9716fd2be8d42f0
+              function hashCode(s) {
+                var h = 0, l = s.length, i = 0;
+                if ( l > 0 )
+                  while (i < l)
+                    h = (h << 5) - h + s.charCodeAt(i++) | 0;
+                return h;
+              };
+              wbrandom.seed(hashCode(fields.name.value));
+              let motorCoeff = 1 + wbrandom.real() * motorVariation;
+            >%
+            # seed the random number generator with the name of the motor
+            # Add 1.5% variation between motors
+            maxVelocity %<= fields.maxVelocity.value * motorCoeff >%
             sound ""
           }
           PositionSensor {