7 Jan 2004
CS 3243 - Lecture 1b
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Agents
lAn agent is anything that can be viewed as perceiving its environment through sensors and acting upon that environment through actuators
lHuman agent: eyes, ears, and other organs for sensors; hands,
llegs, mouth, and other body parts for actuators
lRobotic agent: cameras and infrared range finders for sensors;
lvarious motors for actuators