Robotics

Robot Actuators and Movement

May 29, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E3: Investigate robot actuators: the motors and transmissions that underlie all robotic movement. You'll learn about the early use of springs as motors in automata; how electricity spins the magnets that make motors move; how movement defines what a robot is; and different types of motors (including DC and servo motors).

May 29, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2015
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.