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Sensors 2012, 12, 10707-10712; doi:10.3390/s120810707 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Editorial Sensorial Systems Applied to Intelligent Spaces José Luis Lázaro-Galilea *, Ignacio Bravo-Mu?oz and Alfredo Gardel-Vicente Department of Electronics, Polytechnic High School, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Madrid, Spain; E-Mails: ibravo@depeca.uah.es (I.B.-M.); alfredo.gardel@uah.es (A.G.-V.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: lazaro@depeca.uah.es; Tel.: +34-918-856-562; Fax: +34-918-856-591. Received: 31 July 2012 / Accepted: 1 August 2012 / Published: 6 August 2012 The definition of “Intelligent Space” (IS) was formerly proposed for an environmental system capable of offering humans informative and physical support. Currently an IS denotes a space containing human and artificial systems, the space itself being considered an intelligent system. Human and artificial systems become clients of the IS and simultaneously the artificial systems become agents of the IS. Since the whole space is an intelligent system, it is able to monitor and provide services to many different clients with ease. For example, an IS uses electronic displays to provide information to humans, then robots are used to offer physical services to them as physical agents. When a robot lacks the sensors required to navigate around an IS, the robot is considered as a client and the rest of information is provided to the robot by the IS. An IS assumes two roles in relation to a robot working inside it. One is the enhancement of abilities, the other the sharing of resources. Generally an intelligent robot has its own sensors and it is designed to move autonomously (without outside help). However, even an intelligent robot has limitations on its ability. Even though it has refined sensors, certain problems cannot be overcome. An IS has a role as an extended s