Applicators and methods for dispensing material are disclosed. The applicator includes a syringe (20) defining an inlet (354), and outlet (358), a chamber (370) extending from the inlet to the outlet, a plunger (386) disposed within the chamber, and a piston (382) attached to the plunger, where the piston is configured to move the plunger through the chamber. The applicator also includes an actuation mechanism (390) configured to linearly translate the piston through the chamber so as to dispense material through the outlet, a sensor (390) attached to the plunger, where the sensor is configured to sense a linear movement of the plunger, and a controller (14) configured to adjust operation of the actuation mechanism based on the linear movement sensed by the sensor such that the piston repeatedly dispenses a predetermined amount of the material from the outlet of the syringe over a plurality of dispense cycles.
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