end-effector

English

Noun

end-effector (plural end-effectors)

1. Any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts.

   "The system integrates a single camera into the robot's end-effector, and adds a specialized, durable lighting unit that moves with the robot to illuminate the parts." — "Eyes on the Line," Mechanical Engineering, August 2005.

2. The terminal moving part of a limb that interacts with the environment.