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end-effector

end-effector noun: any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.

Noun

end-effector (plural end-effectors)

  1. Any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.
    • "The system integrates a single camera into the robot's end-effector, and adds a specialized, durable lighting unit that moves with the robot to illuminate the parts." — "Eyes on the Line," Mechanical Engineering, August 2005.
  2. The terminal moving part of a limb that interacts with the environment.

Forms of end-effector

pluralend-effectors

Questions about end-effector

What does end-effector mean?
End-effector means any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.
What part of speech is end-effector?
End-effector is a noun.
What is the plural of end-effector?
The plural of end-effector is end-effectors.

Words near end-effector in the dictionary

  1. end-button
  2. end-buttons
  3. end-consumer
  4. end-consumers
  5. end-Cretaceous
  6. end-effector
  7. end-effectors
  8. end-feel
  9. end-feels
  10. end-feet
  11. end-foot

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