-tropic, -trope

Goal seeking, "turning toward" (literally "turn / turning," but generally used to describe "turning toward," rather than "turning away from"). Many BEAM robots are 'tropes of one kind or another:

Audiotropes seek out sound sources

Phototropes seek out light sources (these are the most common form, as many BEAMbots are also photovores)

Radiotropes seek out RF sources

Thermotropes seek out heat sources


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