Thread: First year using sensors. Any advice?
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First year using sensors. Any advice?
Our team has enough depth in terms of mentors and students that we'd like to add some sensors to our robot. Since we've literally never added a single sensor to any of our robots, I was wondering if we could solicit some advice.

Our specific application: We have an arm that wants to rotate back and forth through a 90-degree turn. The arm is connected to a window motor. What manner of sensor should we use? I'm assuming some type of rotary encoder?

Thanks!