We’ve seen plenty of motor projects, but [Jeremy]’s DIY Tubular ... The result is a gearless (and very quiet) linear actuator that controls like a stepper motor. While a tubular linear motor ...

Many of the projects we serve up on Hackaday are freshly ... is a compact form of linear actuator that uses a novel belt arrangement to create a device that can reduce to a very small thickness ...

A 12V linear actuator consists of a motor, gearbox, actuator rod, and lead screw. When powered, the motor rotates the gearbox, which drives the lead screw to extend or retract the actuator rod. This ...