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Comment by bilsbie

10 months ago

How does it hold its position? Does that take energy?

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dehrmann  10 months ago

I don't think servos normally do this, but it's possible to have self-locking worm drives.

Animats  10 months ago

Only if there's some force pushing it away from the goal position.

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