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Traditional IoT and edge computing setups employ a linear workflow where sensors feed data through ingestion to a rigid rules engine, which then issues commands to actuators.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unlike software-only AI, physical AI combines algorithms with sensors and actuators in robots, vehicles and devices, enabling them to perceive their surroundings and make real-time decisions.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unlike software-only AI, physical AI combines algorithms with sensors and actuators in robots, vehicles and devices, enabling them to perceive their surroundings and make real-time decisions.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuator
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Featuring a record-breaking 41 complications (functions that go beyond basic time-telling), the Solaria somehow packs a constellation of metal cogs, levers and springs into a 45-millimeter circle of white gold.—
Alex Doak,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some brakes are hand-controlled, while others rely on your foot pressing the brake lever.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet the goals are simple: one, to locate the greatest mass of the barrel at a spot where the analytics suggest the most frequent contact is made by the hitter; and two, to support faster swings by moving weight distribution toward the bat knob.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Breccia Capraia marble tops the lounge bar, fitted with a custom brass edge, a Perrin & Row faucet, and Foro by Waterworks knobs and pull.—
Andrew Sessa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In this era of college basketball, every year is like pushing the reset button.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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A little length, a little grace around the ankle, a belly button button—what's not to love?—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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But for many doctors making the switch, the concierge membership model is the only way to have the kind of personal relationships with patients that attracted them to the profession in the first place.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Making the switch from using press releases as tactical news vehicles to strategically leveraging them as long-lead PR tools allows companies to stay ahead of the pack.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuator. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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