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