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Gary Fowler

Vladimir Vayner

Roger Allen Sinsheimer

Andreas Flieher

Michael Peter Hascher

An example manipulator for transporting a test head includes: a tower having a base and a track, with the track being vertical relative to the base; an arm to enable support for the test head, with the arm being connected to the track to move the test head vertically relative to the tower; one or more motors to drive movement of the arm along the track; and pneumatic cylinders to control movement of the arm to cause the test head to apply an amount of force to a peripheral device.

Manipulator in automatic test equipment

An example method includes: for a component supported by an air bearing, detecting a speed of movement of the component relative to a predefined location, the air bearing generating an air flow to elevate the component relative to a ground plane; and controlling the air bearing based, at least in part, on the speed detected.

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