Stator

"I'm really not sure what this is."

- Caterina Parks's assistant Steve



A stator is a crafting component, currently only known to be a used to craft a Motor.

Speculation
Copper can be seen in the image, which hints at it being a resource in-game.

Real world
The stator is the stationary part of a rotary system, found in electric generators, electric motors, sirens, mud motors or biological rotors. Energy flows through a stator to or from the rotating component of the system. In an electric motor, the stator provides a rotating magnetic field that drives the rotating armature; in a generator, the stator converts the rotating magnetic field to electric current. In fluid powered devices, the stator guides the flow of fluid to or from the rotating part of the system.

For more information, see Stator on Wikipedia.