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We present the problem of finding a maximal independent set (MIS) (named as \emph{MIS Filling problem}) of an arbitrary connected graph having $n$ vertices with luminous myopic mobile robots. The robots enter the graph one after another…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-10-18 Subhajit Pramanick , Sai Vamshi Samala , Debasish Pattanayak , Partha Sarathi Mandal

In a connected graph with an autonomous robot swarm with limited visibility, it is natural to ask whether the robots can be deployed to certain vertices satisfying a given property using only local knowledge. This paper affirmatively…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Saswata Jana , Subhajit Pramanick , Adri Bhattacharya , Partha Sarathi Mandal

We study the Gathering problem for n autonomous mobile robots in semi-synchronous settings with persistent memory called light. It is well known that Gathering is impossible in a basic model when robots have no lights, if the system is…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-11-30 Satoshi Terai , Koichi Wada , Yoshiaki Katayama

We consider the problem of exploring an anonymous unoriented ring of size $n$ by $k$ identical, oblivious, asynchronous mobile robots, that are unable to communicate, yet have the ability to sense their environment and take decisions based…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-05-14 Anissa Lamani , Maria Potop-Butucaru , Sébastien Tixeuil

Given a set of $n\geq 1$ unit disk robots in the Euclidean plane, we consider the fundamental problem of providing mutual visibility to them: the robots must reposition themselves to reach a configuration where they all see each other. This…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Rusul J. Alsaedi , Joachim Gudmundsson , André van Renssen

In this paper, we study the problem of gathering distance-1 myopic robots on an infinite triangular grid. We show that the algorithm developed by Goswami et al. (SSS, 2022) is lattice-linear (cf. Gupta and Kulkarni, SRDS 2023). This implies…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-12 Arya Tanmay Gupta , Sandeep S Kulkarni

In the gathering problem, n autonomous robots have to meet on a single point. We consider the gathering of a closed chain of point-shaped, anonymous robots on a grid. The robots only have local knowledge about a constant number of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-01-21 Sebastian Abshoff , Andreas Cord-Landwehr , Daniel Jung , Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide

We study the Rendezvous problem for 2 autonomous mobile robots in asynchronous settings with persistent memory called light. It is well known that Rendezvous is impossible in a basic model when robots have no lights, even if the system is…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-04-05 Takashi Okumura , Koichi Wada , Xavier Défago

The gathering over meeting nodes problem asks the robots to gather at one of the pre-defined meeting nodes. The robots are deployed on the nodes of an anonymous two-dimensional infinite grid which has a subset of nodes marked as meeting…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Subhash Bhagat , Abhinav Chakraborty , Bibhuti Das , Krishnendu Mukhopadhyaya

We are given $N$ autonomous mobile robots inside a bounded region. The robots are opaque which means that three collinear robots are unable to see each other as one of the robots acts as an obstruction for the other two. They operate in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Subhajit Pramanick , Saswata Jana , Adri Bhattacharya , Partha Sarathi Mandal

This work focuses on the following question related to the Gathering problem of $n$ autonomous, mobile robots in the Euclidean plane: Is it possible to solve Gathering of robots that do not agree on any axis of their coordinate systems…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Jannik Castenow , Jonas Harbig , Daniel Jung , Till Knollmann , Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide

We consider a team of $k$ identical, oblivious, asynchronous mobile robots that are able to sense (\emph{i.e.}, view) their environment, yet are unable to communicate, and evolve on a constrained path. Previous results in this weak scenario…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-09-30 Stéphane Devismes , Franck Petit , Sébastien Tixeuil

Consider a finite set of identical computational entities that can move freely in the Euclidean plane operating in Look-Compute-Move cycles. Let p(t) denote the location of entity p at time t; entity p can see entity q at time t if at that…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-07-02 G. A. Di Luna , P. Flocchini , S. Gan Chaudhuri , F. Poloni , N. Santoro , G. Viglietta

In this report, we try to improve the performance of existing approaches for search operations in multi-robot context. We propose three novel algorithms that are using a triangular grid pattern, i.e., robots certainly go through the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-05-17 Ahmad Baranzadeh

The limited energy capacity of individual robotic agents in a swarm often limits the possible cooperative tasks they can perform. In this work, we investigate the problem of covering an unknown connected grid environment (e.g. a maze or…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2019-03-11 Michael Amir , Alfred M. Bruckstein

We consider the following variant of the two dimensional gathering problem for swarms of robots: Given a swarm of $n$ indistinguishable, point shaped robots on a two dimensional grid. Initially, the robots form a closed chain on the grid…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-10-20 Sebastian Abshoff , Andreas Cord-Landwehr , Matthias Fischer , Daniel Jung , Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide

We study a Rendezvous problem for 2 autonomous mobile robots in asynchronous settings with persistent memory called light. It is well known that Rendezvous is impossible when robots have no lights in basic common models, even if the system…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-07-17 Takashi Okumura , Koichi Wada , Yoshiaki Katayama

In this paper, we propose a distributed algorithm to uniformly scatter the robots along a grid, with robots on alternate nodes of this grid distribution. These homogeneous, autonomous mobile robots place themselves equidistant apart on the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Moumita Mondal , Sruti Gan Chaudhuri , Punyasha Chatterjee

We consider a Gathering problem for n autonomous mobile robots with persistent memory called light in an asynchronous scheduler (ASYNC). It is well known that Gathering is impossible when robots have no lights in basic common models, if the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-10 R. Nakai , Y. Sudo , K. Wada

This paper develops an algorithm that guides a multi-robot system in an unknown environment in search of fixed targets. The area to be scanned contains an unknown number of convex obstacles of unknown size and shape. The algorithm covers…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-02-13 Jonathan Rogge , Dirk Aeyels