Sensors are components with which the Robby perceives its environment. With them he can see something or feel something.
When the bumper is pressed, 2 push buttons inside the robot detect whether the bumper was pressed left, right, or center.
The image on the top right of the First Coding App screen shows on which side the bumper was pressed: left - center (both pushbuttons pressed) - right. It is possible to react to these events in a program and, for example, avoid an obstacle
On the bottom side the Robby has "eyes". With them he can distinguish a black track from a light background and thus follow a track. The "eyes" consist of an infrared transmitting diode that emits invisible infrared light and two infrared receiving diodes that detect infrared light reflected from the ground. Since a white background reflects more infrared light than a black background, the Robby can detect a black track on a white background, for example, and follow the track.
The image at the top right of the First Coding App screen indicates whether the "eyes" detect light or dark.