end-effector

noun

Any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.

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Meanings

nounend-effector (plural end-effectors)

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.
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APA

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Chicago

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