An alternating pole electromagnetic rotary motor is presented. The alternating pole electromagnetic rotary motor contains a ring gear housing, a rotor assembly, a plurality of electromagnets, and a processing unit. The rotor assembly contains a gear carrier, at least one planet gear, and at least one permanent magnet. The rotor assembly is concentrically and rotatably mounted within the ring gear housing. The at least one planet gear and the at least one permanent magnet is rotatably connected and radially distributed about the gear carrier. The plurality of electromagnets is operatively coupled with the at least one permanent magnet, where the plurality of electromagnetics is used to attract and repulse at least one permanent magnet in order to generate a torque on the rotor assembly.