What types of electric motors exist

 AC geared motors utilize alternating current as a power source. The gear

motor component provides a reduction gear train that allows engineers to more
easily construct devices that call for a specific type of gearing. They are available in
many different configurations and are used in a wide range of different applications,
from large-scale industrial automation processes to constructing very small, compact
devices, such as motors for toys and so forth.
 AC motors are notable for being very low cost, very efficient and for being
used in a wide variety of different applications. These utilize alternating current as
their power source, and can be produced in very large sizes capable of handling
significant loads. AC motors are utilized in a wide variety of different consumer
devices, including record pliers, fans, power tools and so forth. They are also utilized
in a great deal of industrial applications.
 DC geared motors, like AC geared motors, have a reduction gear train
attached to the device. They are often utilized by electrical engineers because of the
convenience of not having to construct the gear train themselves. DC motors utilize
direct current as their power source and have their own advantages and
disadvantages compared to alternating current powered electric motors.
 DC motors come in many different designs. There are brushed DC motors,
permanent magnet DC motors and more. What they have in common is that DC
motors all utilize direct current as their power source. This makes them suitable for
applications where alternating current may not be the ideal solution like Flat-screen
TVs (AC goes into the TV, which is converted to DC). AC and DC electric motors
were both experimented with around the same period (beginning in the early 1800s)
and both have a wide variety of different applications.
 A servo motor is a sort of all-in-one device that has an electric motor (usually
powered by DC power) a gear train, any integrated circuits required and a
potentiometer included on the device. This makes them very flexible devices. They
are used in a wide variety of different applications, including everything from
industrial applications to model robot building. Servos are very easy to control and
that control can be executed to a great deal of specificity. The servo sends constant
feedback about its position, making them excellent for very precision applications.
 Stepper motors are types of high precision electric motors. What
differentiates these motors from other types of electric motors is that they do not
operate in a continuous fashion. The motors steps from position to position, stopping
each time it reaches a new position and then continuing the sequence. These motors
are capable of moving in forward or backward directions and provide feedback that
makes them very easy to control.