Percussion cap and industrial robot: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Percussion cap — evolved from — Flintlock. The percussion lock replaced the flintlock.
  2. Step 2. Flintlock — works like — Lighter. The same way of striking a spark.
  3. Step 3. Lighter — uses — Piezoelectric effect. Piezo lighters.
  4. Step 4. Piezoelectric effect — is used in — Inkjet printer. Piezo heads eject droplets.
  5. Step 5. Inkjet printer — has part — Servomotor. Stepper motors for the carriage and feed.
  6. Step 6. Servomotor — is part of — Industrial robot. Servo motors drive the joints.

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