THE MAJORITY OF ROBOTIC SENSING SYSTEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ARE INFLEXIBLE IN THAT THE ADDITION OF EXTRA SENSORS REQUIRES, AT THE VERY LEAST, SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO BOTH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A TRANSPUTER-BASED SYSTEM THAT CONTAINS THE FACILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL SENSORS WITHOUT REQUIRING MAJOR CHANGES TO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING THE INFORMATION FROM THE SENSORS IS SEPARATED FROM THE PROCESSES THAT USE THE INFORMATION. THIS SEPARATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM INFORMATION USE ENABLES THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE SENSORS TO BE UPGRADED WITH NO CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION USER SOFTWARE.