To coordinate a team of robots for exploration is a challenging problem, particularly in large
areas as for example the devastated area after a disaster. This problem can generally be …

To coordinate a team of robots for exploration is a challenging problem, particularly in
unstructured areas, as for example post-disaster scenarios where direct communication is …

Abstract Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) is a time critical task since all survivors have to
be rescued within the first 72 hours. One goal in Rescue Robotics is to support emergency …

Exploration can be termed as the process of autonomously navigating in an environment in
order to build a map. This is one of the core components for autonomous robots. Mobile …

Throughout the past thirty years mapping has been one of the most active areas of research
in cognitive robotics. Shifts in mapping paradigm can be held responsible for bringing about …

Artificial Intelligence research has developed, during the last fifty years, a large variety of
tools aimed at establishing rational behaviors for cognitive entities, called agents. This …

In this paper we present a novel multi-robot planning technique for, possibly, heterogeneous
teams of robots which inhabit a complex environment. Heterogeneous robots are …