Machines

thumb|upright=1.2|A worker operating a milling machine in the early 20th century A machine is a thermodynamic system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecules, such as molecular machines. Machines can be driven by animals and people, by natural forces such as wind and water, and by chemical, thermal, or electrical power, and include a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of o

right|250px|thumb|Wooden loom in Lesbos, Greece. thumb|A treadle-driven Hattersley & Sons Domestic Loom, built under licence in 1893, in [[Keighley, Yorkshire. This loom has a flying shuttle and automatically rolls up the woven cloth; it is not just controlled but powered by the pedals.]]

device designed to transform input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement

apparatus that converts energy through means of magnetic induction

rotating machine element used to transmit power from one part to another

machine for shaping or machining metal, has means for constraining the workpiece and provides a guided tool movement

elementary component of a machine

device consisting of two pulleys (or in a borderline case only one movable pulley); device multiplying force; machine used to lift heavy loads

economic activity; industry that produces and maintains machines

machine used to manufacture paper products

thumb|U.S. Treasury Department check-signing machine, operated by J. L. Summers in 1918 An automatic pen, or autopen (informally known as a signing machine), is a mechanical device used for the replicated signing of a human signature.

device able to make copies of itself

medical device used to generate a fresh gas flow for anaesthesia

class of machine used for physical exercise

Period of early 20th century history of rapid technological advancement

thumb|“Fuckzilla”, a mechanophilic creation at Arse Elektronika

device which has a function but no direct purpose

equipment that can be used to lift loads

type of device which was a predecessor of modern document-reproduction technology

platform vehicle with a large array of wheels, used for transporting massive and/or large objects

bearings that use a thin film of pressurized gas to provide a low friction

Machine for producing tablets

unexpected, sudden stopping of the engine turning, usually brought about accidentally

device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface

copier

facility where machining is done

eight-dimensional algebra over the real numbers

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exercise machine used for weight training that uses gravity as the primary source of resistance and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance to the person using the machine.