Receives stimuli from the environment using receptors or sense organs.

Processes them using its brain.

Acts accordingly.

Receives stimuli from the environment using sensors. Processes them using a processing circuit and a predefined algorithm.

Acts accordingly.

Organism

Robot

Sense Organs

Eyes, ears, nose, skin etc.

Information transport Process Response

Nerves

Brain Limbs

IR sensors, ultrasonic sensors, temperature sensors, bump switches etc. Wires, optical cables, wireless modules, BT etc. Integrated Circuits Motors, pneumatic systems

Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating faster. Although the larger gear is rotating less quickly, its torque is proportionally greater. One subtlety of this particular arrangement is that the linear speed at the rim is the same on both gears.