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Examples of prerational intelligence are given using three case studies of robot navigation. It is demonstrated that the philosophy of focusing on cheap designs contributes significantly to our understanding of behavior. The real world has properties which can be exploited in the agent-environment interaction. This interaction, which is based on physical rather than information processes, must be taken into account when designing agents. It is also an essential part of understanding animal and human behavior.
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Pfeifer, R., Maris, M. (2000). Cheap Designs: Exploiting the Dynamics of the System-Environment Interaction. Three Case Studies on Navigation. In: Cruse, H., Dean, J., Ritter, H. (eds) Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic, Volume 1, Volume 2 Prerational Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Behavior of Natural and Artificial Systems, Volume 3. Studies in Cognitive Systems, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0870-9_52
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