How Do ‘Robots’ Know When to Stop Moving?

Robots use special tools called sensors to know when they should stop moving. Imagine you're playing a game of tag, when you see the person chasing you, you might run faster or hide. Robots do something similar: they look at their surroundings and decide whether to keep going or stop.

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Examples

  1. A toy robot stops when it touches a wall because it feels it.
  2. A vacuum cleaner knows when to stop if it runs out of battery power.
  3. A robot dog stops chasing its owner when it sees the owner is no longer moving.

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