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Recent Examples of actuator
The artificial furcula that was added to the robot consists of a striking arm that is held under the rear end of the body by a parallel linkage made up of tensioned shape-memory alloy actuators.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
An onboard electronic control system delivers up to 500 volts to each of those actuators at a power of just 500 milliwatts.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Other companies' robots typically use other types of actuators, such as solenoids and electric motors.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Linear joint actuators are like advanced motors that allow the robot's joints to move in a straight line, giving it more fluid and controlled motions.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
An onboard electronic control system delivers up to 500 volts to each of those actuators at a power of just 500 milliwatts.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Other companies' robots typically use other types of actuators, such as solenoids and electric motors.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Linear joint actuators are like advanced motors that allow the robot's joints to move in a straight line, giving it more fluid and controlled motions.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuator
Noun
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Participating projects were required to maintain affordability for up to 25 years, and the federal funds often served as a key financial lever to attract additional investment.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Bhattacharya is about to take the levers of power, but those levers have been ripped from their housing, and the springs removed and sold as scrap.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The propane tank was also easy to attach with a large knob for tightening.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The release of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues was announced in a short teaser video (see below) on Wednesday that showed all knobs on Nigel’s amplifier being turned up to 11.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The programmable Action Button can be seen alongside the volume and power buttons.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Players can use a shuffle button to mix up the words on the screen if they get stuck.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What will get lost, at least for some, is that Pearl was talking about the key to Auburn’s 3-point defense — the bigs can switch out and move their feet against perimeter players, and the guards are tough enough to handle those switches inside.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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With the switch, the five years’ worth of orders under NSSF Phase 2 have ULA with 25 missions ordered to SpaceX’s 23 missions, for what was originally targeted to be a 60% to 40% order ration in favor of ULA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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