Breaking with traditional linear actuator principles - advantages for nanopositioning in optics, astronomy, aerospace, ...

Linear actuators are a great help when you’re moving something along a single axis, but with so many options, how do you decide? [Jeremy Fielding] walks us through some of the high level tradeoffs of ...

Building a successful linear motion system starts with choosing the appropriate actuator. Between the different sizes, technologies, and qualities, hundreds of options exist. The trick is to winnow ...

The future of next-generation robots that move like living systems will be shaped by advances in molecular design ...

Vice President Copley Controls Corp. Canton, Mass. Historically, industry has depended on ball screws, belt drives, and pneumatic mechanisms for automation’s positioning tasks. But the rising demand ...

A single power plant uses hundreds of valves to control almost every aspect of its operation. Valves, in conjunction with a controlling actuator, are used for pollution control, feed water, cooling ...

Researchers have developed a new resilient actuator that could allow soft robots to operate in extreme environments such as the stratosphere and outer space, where traditional soft robotic components ...