Here is a code which employs biased random walk to help a ball get out of a box with one exit. It is coded in python using tkinter module. Does the ball have an intelligence?
"""
Thinking ball
Ball 'tries' to find way out of a box with exit on one side.
Strategy: random walk, biased
Author: Jithesh Kuyyalil
web: https://jitheshkuyyalil.com
"""
from tkinter import *
import time
width = 600
height = 600
gui = Tk()
dimension = str(width)+'x'+str(height)
gui.geometry(dimension)
gui.title("Thinking ball")
canvas = Canvas(gui, width=width, height=height, bg='black')
canvas.pack()
ov1 = canvas.create_oval(225, 225, 275, 275, fill='pink') # ball width 50
#print(help(ov1))
canvas.create_line(50, 50, 50, 550, fill='blue') # left
canvas.create_line(50, 550, 550, 550, fill='blue') # bottom
canvas.create_line(550, 550, 550, 150, fill='blue') # right
canvas.create_line(550, 50, 50, 50, fill='blue') # top
def moveBall():
gui.update()
time.sleep(3)
from random import random
while True:
x_oval = canvas.coords(ov1)[0] # top left
y_oval = canvas.coords(ov1)[1] # top left
X_oval = canvas.coords(ov1)[2] # bottom right
Y_oval = canvas.coords(ov1)[3] # bottom right
rnd = random()
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# Is intelligence?
# No memory?
# boundary conditions + moving logic
if rnd 50 and Y_oval < 150:
canvas.move(ov1, 5, 0)
else:
if X_oval + 5 = 0.5 and rnd < 0.6 and Y_oval + 5 =0.6 and rnd 50: # left
canvas.move(ov1, -5, 0)
else:
if y_oval -5 > 50: # top
canvas.move(ov1, 0, -5)
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
gui.update()
print(canvas.winfo_x(), canvas.winfo_y())
time.sleep(0.09)
moveBall()
mainloop()
jithesh kuyyalil 