Questions tagged [simple-reflex-agents]

I'm having a little trouble with the definition of rationality, which goes something like: An agent is rational if it maximizes its performance measure given its current knowledge. I've read that a simple reflex agent will not act rationally in a…

What is the difference between simple reflex and model-based agents? What is the role of the internal state in the case of model-based agents?

Suppose we have a vacuum cleaner operating in a $1 \times 2$ rectangle consisting of locations $A$ and $B$. The cleaner's actions are Suck, Left, and Right and it can't go out of the rectangle and the squares are either empty or dirty. I know this…