The retina is the light-sensitive surface at the back of the eye, formed of sensors (rods and cones) connected to the optic nerve.
If you want to think about a car alarm in its simplest form, it is nothing but one or more sensors connected to some sort of siren.
The child can control CosmoBot's movement using additional sensors connected to Mission Control.
As he raised his hands, gesturing for emphasis, Vor made certain he was facing the optic sensors connected to Quentin's thoughtrodes.
Braitenberg Vehicles (described by Valentino Braitenberg) also are frequently analog, consisting of the output of sensors connected to motors without any form of signal processing.
Networks of sensors connected by the Web are making it possible to monitor traffic, parking availability, air pollution, road quality, and more in real time and across large distances.
The other main components were a video camera and bump sensors connected to a computer.
The microchip, which is just slightly bigger than a sesame seed, includes 1,500 light sensors connected to amplifiers and electrodes.
The remarkably well-preserved tape from the device has yielded information from most of the 721 sensors connected to it.
Modern engines usually use a crank sensor directly connected to the engine management system.