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spongy [′spən·jē] (mechanical engineering) Property of a robot whose end effector has high compliance, so that a small force applied to it results in a large motion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles' THE STUNNING SCIENCE OF EVERYTHING: SCIENCE WITH THE SQUISHY BITS LEFT IN In this alternate universe, Britain has colonized the solar system (and its often squishy, spiny, or rainbow-colored inhabitants) as well as the planet, and Larklight drifts through the "aether" of space. Just moments after I gave birth to our daughter, my partner, Faith, scooped up the baby, cooed into her squishy newborn face, and said, 'Hello there. |
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