The doll then makes motions and suckling sounds when a sensor in its mouth comes close to sensors inside the flowers.

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The processor then hung too close to the fan, its heat causing a sensor to go off which automatically shut down the server.

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This means that it is only possible to know where you touched a sensor - at this 7-Eleven, then at that subway station, then at a library.

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Each module is outfitted with a pair of rugged treads, various onboard sensors, a touch sensor, GPS module, and gyroscope to help then navigate and identify their surroundings.

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The sensor data are processed by a microcontroller on the glove then sent via Bluetooth to a mobile device, which translates the positions of the hand and fingers into text when the pattern is recognized.

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"If the sensor gives off a reading that's "really crazy, then you could go out to the bridge that day and take a look.

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