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We present a framework for Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA) in heterogeneous teams performing long-endurance missions in dynamic scenarios. Given the limited battery of robots, especially for aerial vehicles, we allow for robot recharges…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-27 Alvaro Calvo , Jesus Capitan

For a multi-robot system equipped with heterogeneous capabilities, this paper presents a mechanism to allocate robots to tasks in a resilient manner when anomalous environmental conditions such as weather events or adversarial attacks…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-01-08 Siddharth Mayya , Diego S. D'antonio , David Saldaña , Vijay Kumar

We consider a probabilistic model for large-scale task allocation problems for multi-agent systems, aiming to determine an optimal deployment strategy that minimizes the overall transport cost. Specifically, we assign transportation agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-13 Anqi Dong , Karl H. Johansson , Johan Karlsson

For a team of heterogeneous robots executing multiple tasks, we propose a novel algorithm to optimally allocate tasks to robots while accounting for their different capabilities. Motivated by the need that robot teams have in many…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Gennaro Notomista , Siddharth Mayya , Seth Hutchinson , Magnus Egerstedt

Multi-robot task allocation (MRTA) problems involve optimizing the allocation of robots to tasks. MRTA problems are known to be challenging when tasks require multiple robots and the team is composed of heterogeneous robots. These…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-10 Max Rudolph , Sonia Chernova , Harish Ravichandar

This paper considers an optimal task allocation problem for human robot collaboration in human robot systems with persistent tasks. Such human robot systems consist of human operators and intelligent robots collaborating with each other to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-06-02 Bo Wu , Bin Hu , Hai Lin

In the context of heterogeneous multi-robot teams deployed for executing multiple tasks, this paper develops an energy-aware framework for allocating tasks to robots in an online fashion. With a primary focus on long-duration autonomy…

We propose a new formulation for the multi-robot task allocation problem that incorporates (a) complex precedence relationships between tasks, (b) efficient intra-task coordination, and (c) cooperation through the formation of robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Walker Gosrich , Saurav Agarwal , Kashish Garg , Siddharth Mayya , Matthew Malencia , Mark Yim , Vijay Kumar

Robot allocation plays an essential role in facilitating robotic service provision across various domains. Yet the increasing number of users and the uncertainties regarding the users' true service requirements have posed challenges for the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Yuhan Zhao , Quanyan Zhu

In a multi-robot system, the appropriate allocation of the tasks to the individual robots is a very significant component. The availability of a centralized infrastructure can guarantee an optimal allocation of the tasks. However, in many…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-22 Prabhat Mahato , Sudipta Saha , Chayan Sarkar , Md Shaghil

In time-sensitive and dynamic missions, multi-UAV teams must respond quickly to new information and objectives. This paper presents a dynamic decentralized task allocation algorithm for allocating new tasks that appear online during the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-10-02 Noam Buckman , Han-Lim Choi , Jonathan P. How

We consider task allocation for multi-object transport using a multi-robot system, in which each robot selects one object among multiple objects with different and unknown weights. The existing centralized methods assume the number of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-12-07 Kazuki Shibata , Tomohiko Jimbo , Tadashi Odashima , Keisuke Takeshita , Takamitsu Matsubara

Task allocation plays a vital role in multi-robot autonomous cleaning systems, where multiple robots work together to clean a large area. However, most current studies mainly focus on deterministic, single-task allocation for cleaning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Yabin Wang , Xiaopeng Hong , Zhiheng Ma , Tiedong Ma , Baoxing Qin , Zhou Su

This paper addresses the challenge of coordinating multi-robot systems under realistic communication delays using distributed optimization. We focus on consensus ADMM as a scalable framework for generating collision-free, dynamically…

Computation load-sharing across a network of heterogeneous robots is a promising approach to increase robots capabilities and efficiency as a team in extreme environments. However, in such environments, communication links may be…

We study a multi-robot assignment problem for multi-target tracking. The proposed problem can be viewed as the mixed packing and covering problem. To deal with a limitation on both sensing and communication ranges, a distributed approach is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-11-07 Yoonchang Sung , Ashish Kumar Budhiraja , Ryan K. Williams , Pratap Tokekar

Coordinating time-sensitive deliveries in environments like hospitals poses a complex challenge, particularly when managing multiple online pickup and delivery requests within strict time windows using a team of heterogeneous robots.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Ashish Verma , Avinash Gautam , Tanishq Duhan , V. S. Shekhawat , Sudeept Mohan

This paper studies the optimal resource allocation problem within a multi-agent network composed of both autonomous agents and humans. The main challenge lies in the globally coupled constraints that link the decisions of autonomous agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-04 Yichen Yao , Ryan Mbagna Nanko , Yue Wang , Xuan Wang

We consider a new variant of the multi-robot task allocation problem - Inverse Risk-sensitive Multi-Robot Task Allocation (IR-MRTA). "Forward" MRTA - the process of deciding which robot should perform a task given the reward (cost)-related…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Guangyao Shi , Gaurav S. Sukhatme

We study the problem of tracking multiple moving targets using a team of mobile robots. Each robot has a set of motion primitives to choose from in order to collectively maximize the number of targets tracked or the total quality of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-31 Yoonchang Sung , Ashish Kumar Budhiraja , Ryan K. Williams , Pratap Tokekar