# Motivation systems in living organisms There are various [[Motivation (MoC)|Motivation]] systems in living organisms: - Systems that push our organism to maintain certain levels of energy - Eating - Systems that push our organisms to maintain its temperature - Systems that push us to maintain our physical integrity - Systems that push us to mate with others for reproduction Roboticists have built machines with built-in motivation systems, giving them more autonomy, but key "guidelines" about what state to maintain/target. Examples: * [Arkin, 2005](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/neuro.12.006.2007/full#B1) ) * Sowbug-inspired robots ([Endo and Arkin, 2001](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/neuro.12.006.2007/full#B14) ) * Praying mantis robots ([Arkin et al., 1998](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/neuro.12.006.2007/full#B2) ) * Dog-like robots ([Fujita et al., 2001](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/neuro.12.006.2007/full#B17) )