A motor assembly for driving an object in a driving direction (y), the motor assembly comprising: - a first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and a second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514), wherein the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) comprises a first electromagnetic sub-assembly configured to co-operate with the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) for generating a first driving force in the driving direction (y) and a second electromagnetic subassembly configured to co-operate with the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) for generating a second driving force in the driving direction (y); wherein the first electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a first surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a first gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in a direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); wherein the second electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a second surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a second gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); - a first interface for connecting the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) to one of a common member and the object to be driven; - a second interface for connecting the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) to the other of the common member and the object to be driven; wherein the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), the first electromagnetic subassembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly are stacked in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y), and wherein the first interface is provided with a flexible connection configured to enable a relative displacement between the first electromagnetic sub-assembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y) and wherein the motor assembly further comprises a bearing assembly for maintaining the first and second gap during operation. - a first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and a second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514), wherein the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) comprises a first electromagnetic sub-assembly configured to co-operate with the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) for generating a first driving force in the driving direction (y) and a second electromagnetic subassembly configured to co-operate with the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) for generating a second driving force in the driving direction (y); wherein the first electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a first surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a first gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in a direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); wherein the second electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a second surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a second gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); wherein the first electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a first surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a first gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in a direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); wherein the second electromagnetic sub-assembly faces a second surface of the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), thereby defining a second gap between the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) and the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y); - a first interface for connecting the second electromagnetic assembly (512, 514) to one of a common member and the object to be driven; - a second interface for connecting the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524) to the other of the common member and the object to be driven; wherein the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), the first electromagnetic subassembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly are stacked in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y), and wherein the first interface is provided with a flexible connection configured to enable a relative displacement between the first electromagnetic sub-assembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y) and wherein the motor assembly further comprises a bearing assembly for maintaining the first and second gap during operation. wherein the first electromagnetic assembly (522, 524), the first electromagnetic subassembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly are stacked in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y), and wherein the first interface is provided with a flexible connection configured to enable a relative displacement between the first electromagnetic sub-assembly and the second electromagnetic sub-assembly in the direction (z) perpendicular to the driving direction (y) and wherein the motor assembly further comprises a bearing assembly for maintaining the first and second gap during operation.