actuator
noun
ac·tu·a·tor
ˈak-chə-ˌwā-tər 
-shə-
: one that actuates
specifically
: a mechanical device for moving or controlling something
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Labs is a Californian company specializing in piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical systems — tiny chips that move air by applying voltage to a piezo actuator layer, which bends a piece of silicon back and forth.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In order to press downwards sufficiently, the actuators have to be kept from expanding in other directions as they're inflated.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Hydraulics have significantly more power density than electric actuators in terms of force and velocity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
In the 68-mm-long new robo-manta, Yin and his team did away with the bistable design along with the bottom actuator.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In order to press downwards sufficiently, the actuators have to be kept from expanding in other directions as they're inflated.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Hydraulics have significantly more power density than electric actuators in terms of force and velocity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
In the 68-mm-long new robo-manta, Yin and his team did away with the bistable design along with the bottom actuator.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuator. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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