For engineers seeking a motor scaled down in size but not power, QuickSilver Controls has extended its Mosolver (portmanteau of “motor” and “resolver”) servo motion actuator into a NEMA 17 frame ...

Advances in linear motors and hybrid actuators are pushing motion systems toward higher precision, speed and efficiency. A key part of achieving this performance is the integration of drives with ...

This article is part of a series of articles based on common questions in robotics. The previous article dealt with the question: What is a robot? Robots are machines designed to perform tasks – ...

Let’s take a look at sensors, actuators and annunciators separately. There are a variety of RFID transponders on the market with integrated temperature, moisture, radiation and motion sensors built ...

Cambridge Mechatronics, a specialist in Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) technology, has launched a sensor shift actuator for optical image stabilisation (OIS). With smartphone cameras adopting many of the ...

Moving a load in a straight line can be done using a variety of linear actuator devices employing both rod and rodless technologies. For rod-style actuation requiring lower amounts of force ...

Achieving precise and predictable motion remains a persistent challenge for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), where many actuators respond ...