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What do the sensors do?

Sensors are how your program learns about the world: the scanner (SCN-1) finds things around the bot, and the rangefinder (RNG-1) measures how far away they are. GPS and radios say where the bot is, radios also talk to teammates, and other sensors find fliers or tell you which way a hit came from. Hover over any sensor in the Factory to see exactly what it reads and how far it reaches.

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