How Do Robots Know Where They Are?

Robots use clues from their surroundings, like a map and GPS, to know where they are. Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek, if you have a map of the house and can see where the doors are, it helps you find your way around. Robots do something similar using sensors.

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A robot uses sensors like GPS and cameras, just like how you use a map to find your way around a city.
If the robot is lost in a maze, it might count its steps and look at walls to figure out where it is.
Like a blind person using a cane, a robot uses different tools, sometimes one, sometimes all of them, to know where it stands.

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