Archinoetics is building Devices with Embedded Neurobiology (DENizens), which are evolutionary and neurobiologically inspired computational platforms for autonomous vehicle control and applications requiring ambient intelligence. This framework fits within a larger vision that includes sensor and actuator interfaces together with a communications infrastructure for social interaction. Crucial to this project is providing the ability for automatons to monitor sensor data and act intelligently to reach a desired goal. One application for this work involves the creation of intelligent human surrogates that can operate in scenarios that are too hazardous or complex for humans, such as search and rescue in collapsed buildings or the control of micro unmanned aerial vehicles (MAV's). This work is sponsored by a DARPA Phase I SBIR.