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Informed Coexistence
as original thought. According to this theory, even the most brilliant and
insightful human beings are nothing more than sophisticated information
processors,and all knowledge is the result of atomic and chemical processes
in the human brain.
INFORMED COEXISTENCE
See COEXISTENCE.
INFRARED INTERFEROMETER
See PRESENCE SENSING.
INFRARED MOTION DETECTOR
See PRESENCE SENSING.
INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE
An input/output module, symbolized I/O, is a data link between a micro-
processor and a computer’s peripherals. In robotic systems, I/O modules
transfer data from the controller to the mechanical parts,or vice versa.Also,
I/O modules can interconnect robot controllers, or link many robots to a
central computer.
The illustration shows a hypothetical example of a situation in which
I/O modules are used. Triangles marked “R” are robots; circles marked

R R R R R R R R

I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O

Robot controller Robot controller

I/O
Input/output module

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