Sense-Plan-Act was the predominate robot control methodology through 1985.
- Sense - gather information using the sensors
- Plan - create a world model using all the information, and plan the next move
- Act
SPA is used in iterations: After the acting phase, the sensing phase, and the entire cycle, is repeated.
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