diff --git a/examples/mysensor/README.md b/examples/mysensor/README.md
index 9ec8601cb35..fb0cf64d52a 100644
--- a/examples/mysensor/README.md
+++ b/examples/mysensor/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To use this custom server as part of a larger robot, you’ll want to add it as
     ]
 ```
 
-And to ensure that the custom server starts up with the rest of the robot, you can run the custom server binary as a process.
+And to ensure that the custom server starts up with the rest of the robot, you can run the custom server binary as a process as part of the robot config.
 
 ```
     "processes": [
diff --git a/examples/mysensor/client/client.go b/examples/mysensor/client/client.go
index 8ce408c9815..80731abd15d 100644
--- a/examples/mysensor/client/client.go
+++ b/examples/mysensor/client/client.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func main() {
 	logger := golog.NewDebugLogger("client")
 	robot, err := client.New(
 		context.Background(),
-		"localhost:8080",
+		"localhost:8081",
 		logger,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/examples/mysensor/server/config.json b/examples/mysensor/server/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f44c676e3d..00000000000
--- a/examples/mysensor/server/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "network": {
-        "bind_address": "localhost:8081"
-    },
-    "components": [
-        {
-            "name": "sensor1",
-            "type": "sensor",
-            "model": "mySensor"
-        }
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/examples/mysensor/server/server.go b/examples/mysensor/server/server.go
index 7b91a279e35..e83d1f31820 100644
--- a/examples/mysensor/server/server.go
+++ b/examples/mysensor/server/server.go
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/components/sensor"
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/config"
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/registry"
+	"go.viam.com/rdk/resource"
 
 	robotimpl "go.viam.com/rdk/robot/impl"
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/robot/web"
-	"go.viam.com/rdk/utils"
+	weboptions "go.viam.com/rdk/robot/web/options"
 )
 
 var logger = golog.NewDebugLogger("mysensor")
@@ -59,16 +60,17 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func mainWithArgs(ctx context.Context, args []string, logger golog.Logger) (err error) {
-	// we set the config here, but it can also be a commandline argument if so desired.
-	cfg, err := config.Read(ctx, utils.ResolveFile("./examples/mysensor/server/config.json"), logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	myRobot, err := robotimpl.RobotFromConfig(ctx, cfg, logger)
+	s := &mySensor{Name: "sensor1"}
+
+	myRobot, err := robotimpl.RobotFromResources(ctx, map[resource.Name]interface{}{sensor.Named("sensor1"): s}, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer myRobot.Close(ctx)
+	o := weboptions.New()
+	// the default bind address is localhost:8080, specifying a different bind address to avoid collisions.
+	o.Network.BindAddress = "localhost:8081"
 
-	return web.RunWebWithConfig(ctx, myRobot, cfg, logger)
+	// runs the web server on the robot and blocks until the program is stopped.
+	return web.RunWeb(ctx, myRobot, o, logger)
 }