A multi-motor system comprising: a plurality of motor units (32a - 32f; 106A, 106B) including first, second and third motor units ; and a communications network connecting the plurality of motor units, each of the plurality of motor units (32a - 32f; 106A, 106B) including a motor , a control circuit to generate a control signal for causing the motor to rotate, a driving circuit to flow a current in the motor based on the control signal, a storage device storing an identifier uniquely identifying the motor within the communications network, and a communication circuit to perform communications via the communications network, characterized in that the control circuit of the first motor unit is configured to generate a first command which includes an instruction to cause status information indicating a state of the receiving motor unit to be transmitted, an identifier identifying a motor of the third motor unit being a receiving end of the status information, and a transmission timing for the status information, and transmit the first command to the second motor unit via the communication circuit ; and the control circuit of the second motor unit is configured to, having received the first command, transmit, based on the first command and with the transmission timing, to the third motor unit a second command containing the status information of the second motor unit . a plurality of motor units (32a - 32f; 106A, 106B) including first, second and third motor units ; and a communications network connecting the plurality of motor units, each of the plurality of motor units (32a - 32f; 106A, 106B) including a motor , a control circuit to generate a control signal for causing the motor to rotate, a driving circuit to flow a current in the motor based on the control signal, a storage device storing an identifier uniquely identifying the motor within the communications network, and a communication circuit to perform communications via the communications network, characterized in that a motor , a control circuit to generate a control signal for causing the motor to rotate, a driving circuit to flow a current in the motor based on the control signal, a storage device storing an identifier uniquely identifying the motor within the communications network, and a communication circuit to perform communications via the communications network, characterized in that the control circuit of the first motor unit is configured to generate a first command which includes an instruction to cause status information indicating a state of the receiving motor unit to be transmitted, an identifier identifying a motor of the third motor unit being a receiving end of the status information, and a transmission timing for the status information, and an instruction to cause status information indicating a state of the receiving motor unit to be transmitted, an identifier identifying a motor of the third motor unit being a receiving end of the status information, and a transmission timing for the status information, and transmit the first command to the second motor unit via the communication circuit ; and the control circuit of the second motor unit is configured to, having received the first command, transmit, based on the first command and with the transmission timing, to the third motor unit a second command containing the status information of the second motor unit . <EOS>