Level 1: Existence proof of what can/should be done. Suppose a roboticist
is interested in building a robot to search for survivors trapped in a building
after an earthquake. The roboticistmight consider animals which seek
out humans. As anyone who has been camping knows, mosquitoes are
very good at finding people. Mosquitoes provide an existence proof that
it is possible for a computationally simple agent to find a human being
using heat. At Level 1, agents can share a commonality of purpose or
functionality.