"end-effector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: end-effectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} end-effector (plural end-effectors)
  1. Any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.
    Sense id: en-end-effector-en-noun-nDuqk~kr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. The terminal moving part of a limb that interacts with the environment.
    Sense id: en-end-effector-en-noun-cLqpYLCN

Inflected forms

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