Reactive Planning and Mps: Two Pieces to the Autonomous Puzzle?

Goal achievement is a fundamental aspect of developing an autonomous agent. The environment in which this goal is to be achieved greatly affects the subsequent design. In one such environment -- dynamic, complex and unknown the design concentrates on survival. A reactive planner is proposed as a mechanism for maintaining the balance between goal achievement and survival. The mechanism for survival concentrates on simple, low-level information and decision making. This information is provided by a Message Passing system that controls the flow of information.