The Braitenberg Vehicles

Brian Douglas explains Braitenberg vehicles, showing how simple connections between sensors and motors can produce lifelike, complex emergent behaviors.

Get the map of control theory: redbubble.com/shop/ap/55089837 Download eBook on the fundamentals of control theory (in progress): engineeringmedia.com This video explores the world of simple logical robots as described by Valentino Braitenberg in his book Vehicles, Experiments in Synthetic Psychology. With very simple linkages between sensors and actuators you can develop robots that exhibit surprisingly complex behaviors. Errata: None yet that I know of! But let me know if you spot something! Links to more information: Rube Goldberg: rubegoldberg.com Build your own Braitenberg vehicle: instructables.com/id/Braitenberg-vehicles-1-4-vehicles-that-… Plum Geek Robotics: plumgeek.com A lot of great robot news and educational sources at Robohub.org Don't forget to subscribe! I'm on Twitter @BrianBDouglas! If you have any questions on it leave them in the comment section below or on Twitter and I'll try my best to answer them. I will be loading a new video whenever I can and welcome suggestions for new topics. Please leave a comment or question below and I will do my best to address it. Thanks for watching! Image credits: "Valentino Braitenberg Portrait" by Alfred Wegener - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Commons - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valentin_Braitenberg_Portrai… Rube Goldberg contest winners courtesy of Purdue University Rube Goldberg image courtesy of RGI Music credits: "Cherry Blossoms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Cool Vibes" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/