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end-effectors

end-effectors is the plural of end-effector.

Meaning of end-effector

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.

Questions about end-effectors

What is end-effectors the plural of?
End-effectors is the plural of end-effector.

Words near end-effectors in the dictionary

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

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