proprioception
noun
pro·pri·o·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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That’s thanks to proprioception, which allows your brain to keep tabs on movement and spatial location throughout the body.
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Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The inputs are things like raw robot camera images, natural language descriptions of the task, and proprioception, and the outputs are the same teleop commands sent by the human interface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2025
Onboard CPUs and GPUs, reinforcement learning (RL), physics engines, proprioception, computer vision with real-time object recognition, SLAM navigation, IMUs with gyros and accelerometers, tactile sensors, microcontrollers, servos, and batteries good for hours of runtime – the list goes on.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Zoom out: Returning astronauts will also likely experience difficulty with their coordination of movement related to issues with proprioception, the body's ability to sense its own position and movements, Shemer says.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The inputs are things like raw robot camera images, natural language descriptions of the task, and proprioception, and the outputs are the same teleop commands sent by the human interface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2025
Onboard CPUs and GPUs, reinforcement learning (RL), physics engines, proprioception, computer vision with real-time object recognition, SLAM navigation, IMUs with gyros and accelerometers, tactile sensors, microcontrollers, servos, and batteries good for hours of runtime – the list goes on.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Zoom out: Returning astronauts will also likely experience difficulty with their coordination of movement related to issues with proprioception, the body's ability to sense its own position and movements, Shemer says.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proprioception
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“Proprioception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proprioception. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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proprioception
noun
pro·prio·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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