<br> [MAS.865](../index.html) > Motion ## Motors and Actuators #### Basic Mechanisms [Ashby's paper characetrizing basic building blocks for actuation.](papers/ashby-actuators.pdf) [An update](papers/new-materials-for-micro-a-review.pdf) - see Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys We develop an [Ashby Chart for Actuators](https://jakeread.pages.cba.mit.edu/actuators/). ### By Type --- #### Rotary Actuators - [Brushless Motors](brushless/index.html) - [Stepper Motors](steppers/index.html) - [Variable Reluctance](variable_reluctance/index.html) - [Servo](servo/index.html) - [Electropermanent](electropermanent/index.html) - [Turbines](turbines/index.html) #### Linear Actuators - [Linear Motor](linear/index.html) - [Sawyer Motors](sawyer/index.html) - [Voice Coil Actuator](voiceCoil/index.html) - Humble Solenoid? #### Fluidic - [Pneumatic](pneumatic/index.html) - [Hydraulic](hydraulic/index.html) - [Soft](soft/index.html) #### Solid State Actuation - [Piezoelectric](piezoelectric/index.html) - [Dielectric](dielectric/index.html) - [Thermal](thermal/index.html) #### Mechanisms - [Jamming](jamming/index.html)