Sentence examples for actuator from inspiring English sources

The SoundBite does away with the need for such invasive procedures, making it cheaper and safer, as well as more versatile, while the EarLens requires only a much less fraught placement of the eardrum actuator.

His approach relies on a rule from high-school electrostatics: unlike charges attract; like charges repel.Each actuator consists of a three-layer sandwich.

The joints of its arms use a relatively new gizmo called a series elastic actuator which gives the robot's software control over the amount of force that they exert at any given time, rather than just their location in space (an innovation pioneered by Mr Pratt, now running robotics at DARPA).

ReWalk, an exoskeletal version of the pelvic girdle and the legs' bones and muscles, has a more modest aim: to restore power and strength to the user's legs.ReWalk consists of a set of plastic-covered aluminium struts, linked by actuator motors, that are strapped to the legs and waist, and a backpack.

An infrared beam focused into the ear carries the signal from the removable external component to the actuator.

EarLens's gizmo comprises two parts: a behind-the-ear microphone and a vibrating actuator that has direct contact with the eardrum.

Consumers in wealthy nations can perhaps expect more hollow steering shafts, actuator-free headlights and tiny trunks.

The android's face has been modeled on that of a famous newsreader, and sophisticated actuators allow it to mimic her facial movements.

That makes them pioneers of the convergence of the physical and the digital world.Putting sensors and actuators (devices to control a mechanism) into physical infrastructures is not exactly new.

Building a robot that can move (slowly) through a home or workplace also requires lots of computing power, sophisticated actuators (a type of motor), a host of sensors and a hefty battery.

The chemical industry, for instance, has already installed legions of sensors and actuators to increase its efficiency.