What do you call the motor that fuels the movement of a robotic arm? Is there a word that applies to all robots and not just some of them. I can't remember the word that was used. I am also talking about all movements or anything that requires energy including maintaining the robotic arm's position.
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I believe this is normally called a "servo", short for "servomechanism":
Note: We don't say a servo "fuels" the movement of a robot arm. The verb "fuel" (or "power") is used to describe the power source for engines which require some kind of external fuel. Instead we would say the servo "drives" the movement of a robot arm.
Servos can be fueled/powered by a variety of sources. Electric is probably most common, but other options are such things as hydraulic or steam power.
(Edit) moooeeeep also suggests "actuator", which seems equally valid:
If you're asking for the purpose of writing science fiction, then either is fine. I've seen both used. "Actuator" seems to be more commonly used when talking about a mechanism's design:
and "servo" seems to be used when talking about a mechanism's movement: