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  • Servomechanism, usually just shortened to "servo", is a special (typically electric) motor that typically includes a velocity and/or position feedback device to affect mechanical motion for a specified distance. Can also refer to any type of self-regulating feedback system or mechanism.
  • RC Servo, a type of servomechanism used in radio controlled models and robotics.
  • Servo amplifier, an amplifier that powers a servo actuator, sometimes called a servo drive when referring to electric servo motor type servomechanisms.
  • Servo drive, a servo amplifier that powers an electric servo motor.
  • Another device commonly referred to as a servo is used in automobiles to amplify the steering or braking force applied by the driver. In this form this device is not a true servo, but rather a mechanical amplifier.
  • Tom Servo, one of the robot characters in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series.
  • Servo, an Australian slang term for a petrol station/service station.
  • Servo, a character in the Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad television series.
  • Servo, robotic non-player character from The Sims: Livin' Large and player character in The Sims 2: Open for Business computer games/expansion packs.
  • Servo, a non-player character from World of Warcraft, a computer game.
  • "Servo", fictional pen-shaped multipurpose device employed by the original Star Trek series character Gary Seven, and also by his assistants in various novelizations.
  • Servo, a slang term for the dining hall at Gettysburg College.

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Whats a servo: A quick tutorial (574 words)
The servo motor has some control circuits and a potentiometer (a variable resistor, aka pot) that is connected to the output shaft.
A normal servo is used to control an angular motion of between 0 and 180 degrees.
A normal servo is mechanically not capable of turning any farther due to a mechanical stop built on to the main output gear.
How to build a PIC16F84 Servo Controller (2861 words)
Servo Commander was designed after quite a few people asked for a version of the serial servo controller that would let the user select a different serial port on the PC, and had the ability to control 8 servos.
The only limitation using Servo Commander with the Basic Stamp I is that you will only be able to control (7) servo motors because at least one of the (8) available I/O pins will be needed to receive serial data from the PC.
Since a value of 100 will send the servo to its far right position, this was necessary to make the motors move in the same direction as the control knobs.
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