Linear actuators are essential in modern automation. They enable precise linear motion in applications ranging from robotics ...

A linear actuator, of course ... to rotate fully instead of the 180 degrees or so that is typical of these types of motors. The trick to this, and what really makes it shine in our eyes, is ...

The micro-actuators described so far have been easily categorized by their topology: parallel plates capacitance, comb-drive actuator, torsion mode mirror and finally the rotating micro-motor.