End Effector
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End Effector is a technical term that is used to describe the point or device at the end of a robotic linkage. An end effector can represent a gripper, pointer,tool, etc.. and is usually the location where the robotic arm interacts with its environment. When calculating robotic arm movements, usually robots work backwards to determine intermediate
Joint angles. As an example, if we wish to position the location and orientation of the end effector at a certain spot, what do the other joints in the arm have to be positioned at? This process is called Inverse Kinematics (IK).
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