actuation

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Physical AI agents are built on three key blocks: perception, cognition and actuation, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The key detail in the weapon debris was the tail actuation system, which controls the fins that guide the GBU-39 to a target, according to Trevor Ball, a former U.S.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

This could enable designers to easily incorporate actuation and sensing capabilities into a wide range of fabrics for myriad applications, such as programmable compression garments that could aid in post-surgery recovery.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

“This team has brought chemically powered actuation to impressive length scales for robotics while also demonstrating impressive capabilities for insect-scale machines,” says Ryan Truby, a materials scientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

He is therein his own minute biographer, revealing not only his actions, but their actuation.

From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)