 Valentino Braitenberg

Valentino Braitenberg was an Italian neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of robotic psychology and artificial intelligence. He is best known for his work on the concept of "Braitenberg vehicles," which are simple robotic models designed to demonstrate how complex behaviors can emerge from basic mechanisms. In his 1984 book, "Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology," he described various types of vehicles that exhibit behaviors resembling emotions and decision-making based on their sensory inputs and motor outputs.