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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.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In the weeks ahead, the test module will be submitted to simulated launch pressures using hydraulic actuators on the Mojave test stand, as well as undergo structural load tests while under pressure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In the weeks ahead, the test module will be submitted to simulated launch pressures using hydraulic actuators on the Mojave test stand, as well as undergo structural load tests while under pressure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuator
Noun
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When recovered, the rifle was loaded with high-powered ammunition capable of piercing standard body armor and ready to fire, with the scope caps flipped open, the selector lever set to fire and a round chambered.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The new reality of our function requires transforming top line items into business performance levers that drive ROI.—
Marcy Klipfel,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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A little soapy water can help remove grease and dirt, as well as fingerprints from knobs and pulls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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If your kitchen has aged, and a complete redo isn't in your budget, changing the knobs on your cabinets is an easy fix.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russia and China start a nuclear war, but luckily the president—in a typical eye-rolling twist for this show—has a button that temporarily turns off all power in the world, grounding the nukes, though also dooming anyone still alive to possibly starving to death until power is restored.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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As one of his final acts before heading underground, Bradford refrained from pushing the button, instead triggering an electromagnetic pulse that would disable the nukes, along with the rest of the world’s electronics.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Standard circuit breaker switches: These switches, including both single- and double-pole, take up most of the space in the electrical panel.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although there’s another switch in the fall, the springtime shift is far more disliked.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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