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I can describe and use optical reflective sensors to react to an environment.

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Reflective optical sensors detect surface contrast. Reflective optical sensors emit infrared light and measure how much is reflected back. Light coloured surfaces like white reflect more infrared, while dark surfaces like black lines reflect less.

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