How to control dc motors inside OWI robotic arm?

pls, let me know how to control owi robotic arm i.e the dc motors inside it. i m trying to control them using l293d motor driver, but it wasnt running. We are using daq 6009 and LABVIEW. WE DONT WANT TO USE MICROCONTROLLER. Pls suggest a good solution to this problem ASAP.

Well instead of microcontroller other solutions are harder

Any way do tell how your motors are interfaced by the ICs and what is the ratings of the motor used That can help us tell some solution