slip ring
noun
: one of two or more continuous conducting rings from which the brushes take or to which they deliver current in a generator or motor
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With things like slip rings that can pass electrical wires to a rotating object, all these joints can probably just spin forever and have no home position.
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Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
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Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Slip ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20ring. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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