end effector

noun

variants or end-effector

ˈend-i-ˈfek-tər

-ˌtȯr

plural end effectors or end-effectors

: any of various tools that can be mounted at the end of a robotic arm and that are used to interact with or manipulate objects

Performance data on robots, Lau says, usually describe a device's ability to place its end effector at a given point and do so repeatedly at very low speeds.—

K. M. Reese

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By replacing its feet with hooked end effectors and employing advanced reinforcement learning techniques, the robot can now ascend ladders at various angles with a 90% success rate. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024 The process of creating a new robot begins with a set of input trajectories that specify how its end effectors and/or body should move. —

Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2018 The arms are padded, and the end effectors have mittens on them. —

IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2022 The Free Gait interface defines a whole-body abstraction layer to accommodate a variety of task-space control commands such as end effector, joint, and base motions. —

Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023