•In Vehicles, Valentino Braitenberg describes a set of thought experiments in which increasingly complex vehicles are built from simple. Mercedes Gazelle Kit Manual. •In Vehicles, Valentino Braitenberg describes a set of thought experiments in which increasingly complex vehicles are built from simple.

Vehicles 2a, 2b A Braitenberg vehicle is an agent that can autonomously move around based on its sensor inputs. It has primitive that measure some stimulus at a point, and wheels (each driven by its own motor) that function as or effectors. In the simplest configuration, a sensor is directly connected to an effector, so that a sensed signal immediately produces a movement of the wheel. Depending on how sensors and wheels are connected, the vehicle exhibits different behaviors (which can be goal-oriented). This means that, depending on the sensor-motor wiring, it appears to strive to achieve certain situations and to avoid others, changing course when the situation changes. The connections between sensors and actuators for the simplest vehicles (2 and 3) can be or, and excitatory or inhibitory, producing four combinations with different behaviours named; fear, aggression and liking, and love. Examples [ ] The following examples are some of Braitenberg's simplest vehicles.