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People frequently face challenging decision-making problems in which outcomes are uncertain or unknown. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms exist that can outperform humans at learning such tasks. Thus, there is an opportunity for AI…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-12-27 Ravi Pandya , Sandy H. Huang , Dylan Hadfield-Menell , Anca D. Dragan

In post-disaster scenarios, efficient search and rescue operations involve collaborative efforts between robots and humans. Existing planning approaches focus on specific aspects but overlook crucial elements like information gathering,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-25 Hamid Osooli , Paul Robinette , Kshitij Jerath , S. Reza Ahmadzadeh

Many real-world reinforcement learning tasks require multiple agents to make sequential decisions under the agents' interaction, where well-coordinated actions among the agents are crucial to achieve the target goal better at these tasks.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-02-06 Daewoo Kim , Sangwoo Moon , David Hostallero , Wan Ju Kang , Taeyoung Lee , Kyunghwan Son , Yung Yi

This paper presents a hybrid control framework for the motion planning of a multi-agent system including N robotic agents and M objects, under high level goals. In particular, we design control protocols that allow the transition of the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Christos Verginis , Dimos Dimarogonas

Robotic applications nowadays are widely adopted to enhance operational automation and performance of real-world Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) including Industry 4.0, agriculture, healthcare, and disaster management. These applications are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-30 Mahbuba Afrin , Jiong Jin , Akhlaqur Rahman , Ashfaqur Rahman , Jiafu Wan , Ekram Hossain

In multi-agent reinforcement learning systems, the actions of one agent can have a negative impact on the rewards of other agents. One way to combat this problem is to let agents trade their rewards amongst each other. Motivated by this,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-07-25 Michael Kölle , Lennart Rietdorf , Kyrill Schmid

Coordinating a fully distributed multi-agent system (MAS) can be challenging when the communication channel has very limited capabilities in terms of sending rate and packet payload. When the MAS has to deal with active obstacles in a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Vincenzo Suriani , Daniele Affinita , Domenico D. Bloisi , Daniele Nardi

A flurry of recent work has demonstrated that pre-trained large language models (LLMs) can be effective task planners for a variety of single-robot tasks. The planning performance of LLMs is significantly improved via prompting techniques,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Yongchao Chen , Jacob Arkin , Yang Zhang , Nicholas Roy , Chuchu Fan

This paper introduces a multi-agent application system designed to enhance office collaboration efficiency and work quality. The system integrates artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing technologies,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Songtao Sun , Jingyi Li , Yuanfei Dong , Haoguang Liu , Chenxin Xu , Fuyang Li , Qiang Liu

Coordinating multi-agent systems over spatially distributed areas requires solving a complex hierarchical problem: first distributing areas among agents (allocation) and subsequently determining the optimal visitation order (routing).…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Yazan Youssef , Aboelmagd Noureldin , Sidney Givigi

This paper proposes a highly robust autonomous agent framework based on the ReAct paradigm, designed to solve complex tasks through adaptive decision making and multi-agent collaboration. Unlike traditional frameworks that rely on fixed…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Zihao Wu

Task allocation in multi-human multi-robot (MH-MR) teams presents significant challenges due to the inherent heterogeneity of team members, the dynamics of task execution, and the information uncertainty of operational states. Existing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Ziqin Yuan , Ruiqi Wang , Taehyeon Kim , Dezhong Zhao , Ike Obi , Byung-Cheol Min

Task assignment and scheduling algorithms are powerful tools for autonomously coordinating large teams of robotic or AI agents. However, the decisions these system make often rely on components designed by domain experts, which can be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-10 Jake Brawer , Kayleigh Bishop , Bradley Hayes , Alessandro Roncone

Multi-agent systems (MAS) have emerged as a prominent paradigm for leveraging large language models (LLMs) to tackle complex tasks. However, the mechanisms governing the effectiveness of MAS built upon publicly available LLMs, specifically…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Yuxuan Zhao , Sijia Chen , Ningxin Su

Autonomous multi-agent systems such as hospital robots and package delivery drones often operate in highly uncertain environments and are expected to achieve complex temporal task objectives while ensuring safety. While learning-based…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Sheryl Paul , Anand Balakrishnan , Xin Qin , Jyotirmoy V. Deshmukh

Deep reinforcement learning algorithms have recently been used to train multiple interacting agents in a centralised manner whilst keeping their execution decentralised. When the agents can only acquire partial observations and are faced…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-01-27 Emanuele Pesce , Giovanni Montana

Through the collaboration of multiple LLM-empowered agents possessing diverse expertise and tools, multi-agent systems achieve impressive progress in solving real-world problems. Given the user queries, the meta-agents, serving as the brain…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Ao Li , Yuexiang Xie , Songze Li , Fugee Tsung , Bolin Ding , Yaliang Li

Mobile crowdsourcing refers to systems where the completion of tasks necessarily requires physical movement of crowdworkers in an on-demand workforce. Evidence suggests that in such systems, tasks often get assigned to crowdworkers who…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Ralf Bruns , Jeremias Dötterl , Jürgen Dunkel , Sascha Ossowski

In decision support systems, it is essential to get a candidate solution fast, even if it means resorting to an approximation. This constraint introduces a scalability requirement with regard to the kind of heuristics which can be used in…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2014-05-22 D. Krzywicki , Ł. Faber , A. Byrski , M. Kisiel-Dorohinicki

Recent manufacturing systems are increasingly adopting multi-robot collaboration to handle complex and dynamic environments. While multi-agent architectures support decentralized coordination among robot agents, they often face challenges…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-30 Jonghan Lim , Ilya Kovalenko