exteroceptive
adjective
ex·tero·cep·tive
ˌek-stə-rō-ˈsep-tiv 
: relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside
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Flipbot allows the robot to capture object physical properties by integrating exteroceptive and proprioceptive perceptions that are indispensable for manipulating deformable objects.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
While a vehicle is in flight in the FlightGoggles virtual reality environment, exteroceptive sensors are rendered synthetically in real time while all complex dynamics are generated organically through natural interactions of the vehicle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
First, FlightGoggles provides photorealistic exteroceptive sensor simulation using graphics assets generated with photogrammetry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
While a vehicle is in flight in the FlightGoggles virtual reality environment, exteroceptive sensors are rendered synthetically in real time while all complex dynamics are generated organically through natural interactions of the vehicle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
First, FlightGoggles provides photorealistic exteroceptive sensor simulation using graphics assets generated with photogrammetry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
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exteroceptive
adjective
ex·tero·cep·tive
ˌek-stə-rō-ˈsep-tiv
: activated by, relating to, or being stimuli received by an organism from outside
exteroceptive feedback
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