Waarom het voor materialen van belang is
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.
Waaruit het bestaat
Alle materialen →| Materiaal | Wat het hier doet | Belang |
|---|---|---|
| Copper kritiek | Motor windings and wiring | Definiëren |
| Neodymium kritiek | Servo and joint motors | Definiëren |
| Silicon kritiek | Controllers and sensors | Definiëren |
| Aluminium kritiek | Structure and housings | Belangrijk |
| Dysprosium kritiek | Magnet heat resistance | Belangrijk |
| Gallium kritiek | Efficient motor drive electronics | Belangrijk |
| Lithium kritiek | On-board battery | Belangrijk |
| Samarium kritiek | High-temperature or compact magnets | Heden |
| Titanium kritiek | Lightweight structural parts | Heden |
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…