A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a motor configured to drive an end effector between an unarticulated position and an articulated position, a sensor configured to detect a position of the end effector and provide a signal indicative of the position of the end effector, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the motor. The control circuit is configured to detect a position of the end effector via the signal provided by the sensor and provide a drive signal to the motor to drive the end effector at a velocity corresponding to the signal indicative of the position of the end effector.
