Wumpus World

What is the Wumpus World?

The Wumpus World is a small 4x4 square world, where an Agent is placed in a corner of the World to present its knowledge representation, reasoning and planning in order to defeat the Wumpus and find the Treasure.

The Wumpus World consists of:

  • Agent - The Robot, SEAN

  • Pits - Holes in the World

  • Wumpus - A dreadful, smelly creature that destroys the Agent

  • Stench - Appears in squares adjacent to the Wumpus

  • Breeze - Appears in squares adjacent to the Pits

  • Treasure - The main goal; the Gold

Objective in the Wumpus World:

The main goal is for the Agent to reach the Treasure safely no matter which block contains it. The obstacles the Agent will face are the Wumpus and the Pits. If the Agent enters a square containing either, the Agent is destroyed and fails the challenge. Therefore, the Stench and the Breeze coming from the Wumpus and the Pits, respectively, will help the Agent to avoid entering their blocks. Once the Agent gets the Treasure, it must return to its starting square based on its memory of the path it took.