How to Use effector in a Sentence

effector

noun

• These end-effectors include grippers, welders, or suction cups; the robot can change them in under six seconds.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
• These mechanisms can create new effector genes that enable pathogens to infect and colonize a host plant.
  — Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
• Only in the case that no constrained body part is found to perform the action the planners will decide to violate the end-effector task at hand.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2017
• Low-cost kinetic or electronic effectors would allow the detection and destruction of drones at a fraction of the price.
  — Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
• The body parts considered for intervention include the forearm, shoulder, elbow, body, or end-effector.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2017
• The company claims that the vehicle can be integrated a wide range of sensors and effectors to efficiently defeat threats.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
• Instead of controlling a full robot, operators use a portable end-effector with sensors and cameras to collect task data.
  — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
• The end-effector achieves high accuracy through the use of multiple contact points, compliance, and actuation.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2022
• The seven revolute joints make the arm kinematically redundant, meaning there are multiple ways to position the arm to achieve the same end-effector pose.
  — New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
• Rather than using the end-effector to stop collisions, a logic and motion planner explore the closest parts of the robot’s body that could effectively stop the collisions.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2017
• The humanoid features 29 active degrees of freedom, excluding end-effectors.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
• Overcoming the limits of single-purpose robotics, Z1 can swap between different end-effectors.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
• In addition, the Alpha prototype features 29 active degrees of freedom, excluding its end-effectors.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
• Developed by Thales, the system integrates a network of advanced sensors and effectors with a versatile command-and-control (C2) system.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
• Moreover, if the robot is already performing an action with its end-effector such as grasping something in the environment, the planners will first explore trajectories that do not violate the current end-effector task.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2017
• The prototype that Sarcos demonstrated had all of the functionality of the version that will ship in January, but latter models will include plastic fairings over the suit as well as quick-change end-effectors.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2019
• The end-effectors are designed with features meant to accommodate surface irregularities in macroscale form, mesoscale waviness, and microscale roughness, achieving good shear adhesion on surfaces with little gripping force.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2022
• Precision manipulation is enabled by compact wave-gear actuators and a modular gripper system that can be swapped for different end-effectors, including vacuum tools.
  — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
• These effectors are responsible for managing flight behavior without conventional control surfaces.
  — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
• Operators can also equip Thunder with seventy-six 70 mm rockets and additional counter-UAS effectors in the forward payload bay.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
• Exercise Golden Shield brought together kinetic and non-kinetic effectors, advanced sensors and command-and-control systems in a unified architecture.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
• Destinus develops and manufactures a new generation of AI-enabled autonomous systems and one-way effectors for national and allied defense.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
• The company will support static-fire testing, hypersonic vehicles, kinetic effectors, energetics handling, and destructive testing.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
• Lockheed Martin revealed that the new X-rotor also benefits from the same family of high-power microwave effectors that have already proved the ability to defeat difficult targets while minimizing collateral damage.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
• Several new strike systems MBDA will showcase several new strike systems at DSEI alongside the tank weapon, including the Crossbow long-range effector.
  — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
• Humanoid loco-manipulation holds transformative potential for daily service and industrial tasks, yet achieving precise, robust whole-body control with 3D end-effector force interaction remains a major challenge.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2025
• The engine belongs to the broader Valox family, which Pratt & Whitney is designing for semi-autonomous collaborative aircraft, expendable effectors and other emerging defense platforms.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
• This dual-effector approach significantly enhances battlefield survivability for maneuver forces operating in contested environments.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
• According to the company’s product page, Oli is a 165 cm-tall, 121 pounds (55 kg) humanoid robot with 31 degrees of freedom (DoF), supporting multiple end-effectors that enable it to perform tasks requiring fine motor control.
  — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
• The company has revealed that the capability kits will feature integrated effectors that would allow soldiers to perform missions including counter-unmanned aerial systems detection and targeting, ground autonomy, and unmanned turrets – all while maneuvering within the highly-survivable AMPV.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025