Discover the essentials of stepper and servo motors, from their core principles and performance metrics to their application in real-world scenarios. Learn how to select the right motor for your system and uncover the latest innovations enhancing torque, speed, and adaptability. Explore their growing role in robotics, industrial automation, and beyond.
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A stepper motor is an electric motor that rotates in discrete step increments. The movement of each step is precise and repeatable; therefore the motor's position can be controlled precisely without any feedback mechanism, as long as the motor is carefully sized to the application. This type of control eliminates the need for expensive sensing and feedback devices such as optical encoders. The position is known simply by keeping track of the input step pulses.