Perché è rilevante per i materiali
A humanoid or industrial robot is essentially a stack of motors, and every efficient compact motor is a magnet problem. Robotics is where magnet demand meets chip demand in one product.
Di cosa è composto
Tutti i materiali →| Materiale | Cosa fa qui | Importanza |
|---|---|---|
| Copper critico | Motor windings and wiring | Definizione di |
| Neodymium critico | Servo and joint motors | Definizione di |
| Silicon critico | Controllers and sensors | Definizione di |
| Aluminium critico | Structure and housings | Importante |
| Dysprosium critico | Magnet heat resistance | Importante |
| Gallium critico | Efficient motor drive electronics | Importante |
| Lithium critico | On-board battery | Importante |
| Samarium critico | High-temperature or compact magnets | Presente |
| Titanium critico | Lightweight structural parts | Presente |
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Neodymium
The rare earth at the heart of the strongest magnet ever made — the kind in headphones, hard drives, wind turbines…
Silicon
The second-most-common element in the Earth's crust — ordinary sand — purified until only one atom in a billion is…
Aluminium
A light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite — which is why people…
Dysprosium
A heavy rare earth added in small amounts to magnets so they keep working when they get hot.
Gallium
A silvery metal that melts in your hand, and the basis of the compound semiconductors in fast chargers, radar and…