Building an affordable lower power linear actuator using little Arduino hardware and programming. James Bruton takes you through the process ...

Arduino-Servo-Linear-Actuator Using an arduino to control a Servo motor using 3D printed pieces to create a mini linear actuator.

Arduino is a good option when it comes to actuator control. With Arduino, you can apply linear actuators in multiple projects, even those that require top precision speed and movement accuracy.

Arduino-Servo-Linear-Actuator Using an arduino to control a Servo motor using 3D printed pieces to create a mini linear actuator.

Everything is controlled by an Arduino Mega. A beefy linear actuator works the brake and is attached temporarily with a band of Shapelock that slips around the pedal.

A linear actuator, of course! Although this could be done with other household implements, the form factor of this glue stick seems perfectly suited to sit on top of a servo horn.

It helps support the battery-electrification of industrial equipment by delivering hydraulic-system-or-better performance at levels of efficiency previously available via some linear actuators.

Designers at Animatics Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. (animatics.com), reengineered the concept of a belt-driven actuator and came up with the Harmonic Linear Drive (HLD).