# Robot reacts to intent-based IoT Sensor

Aug 23

Written By [Alfonso Iniguez](/content/press?author=55d39da4e4b075ba970a4c4e/index.html)

If someone asks me, "So, what is the big deal about this prototype?"

The answer would be: "It was built with an off-the-shelf toy robot coupled with an Arduino board. The biggest selling point is that the **_swarm_ _intelligence_** code in each robot uses only 4.6KB of memory running an 8-bit micro-controller; technology does not need to be complex to be powerful.