servo
pronunciation
How to pronounce servo in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:vəʊ]
How to pronounce servo in American English:
US [ˈsɜrvoʊ]
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- Noun:
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
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- Adjective:
- of or involving servomechanisms
Word Origin
- servo
- 1910, from servo-motor (1889), from French servo-moteur (1873), ultimately from Latin servus "slave" (see serve (v.)) + motor "mover" (see motor (n.)).
Example
- 1. The robot has 7-axis arms , each with a servo gripper for small-part handling .
- 2. He is now working on novel servo mechanisms , the basic building blocks for robots .
- 3. For the uninitiated , mindstorms is a lego product that includes most of the components needed to build a robot , including the company 's trademark bricks as well as three servo motors , four sensors ( ultrasonic , sound , touch , and light ) , gears and axles .
- 4. Mr schmitt says it should be possible for a robot builder to specify what a servo needs to do , rather than how it needs to be made , and send that information to a 3d printer , and for the machine 's software to know how to produce it at a low cost .