End-effector

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    The terminal moving part of a limb that interacts with the environment.

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""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."

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