1. A system for processing signals received from a plurality of sensors and for producing signals to at least one actuator, said system comprising: a plurality of processors for processing sensor signals received from the sensors and producing output signals; a sensory database comprising a plurality of records, each record comprising an output signal received from at least one of the plurality of processors; a behavior database comprising a plurality of records, each record representing a behavior to be performed by an actuator; a first agent for identifying a most active portion of the sensory database; and a second agent for selecting a behavior from the behavior database and communicating it to an actuator, the selection based, in part, on identification of the most active portion of the sensory database.