A survey of autonomous robots and multi-robot navigation: Perception, planning and collaboration

Weinan Chen; Wenzheng Chi; Sehua Ji; Hanjing Ye; Jie Liu; Yunjie Jia; Jiajie Yu; Jiyu Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.birob.2024.100203

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics (Jun 2025)

A survey of autonomous robots and multi-robot navigation: Perception, planning and collaboration

Weinan Chen,
Wenzheng Chi,
Sehua Ji,
Hanjing Ye,
Jie Liu,
Yunjie Jia,
Jiajie Yu,
Jiyu Cheng

Affiliations

Weinan Chen: State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Wenzheng Chi: Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, China
Sehua Ji: State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Hanjing Ye: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Robotics and Computer Vision, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Jie Liu: Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, China
Yunjie Jia: School of Mechanical, Electrical and Information Engineering, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
Jiajie Yu: Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, China
Jiyu Cheng: School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.birob.2024.100203
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
p. 100203

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The development of autonomous robots and the wide range of communication resources hold significant potential for enhancing multi-robot collaboration and its applications. Over the past decades, there has been a growing interest in autonomous navigation and multi-robot collaboration. Consequently, a comprehensive review of current trends in this field has become crucial for both novice and experienced researchers. This paper focuses on automation systems and multi-robot navigation to support their operations. The review is structured around three potential benefits: perception, planning, and collaboration. This review has systematically explored a broad spectrum of autonomous robots and multi-robot navigation strategies with over 170 references. Also, we point out the challenges of the existing work, as well as the development direction. We believe that this review can build a bridge between autonomous robots and their applications.

Published in Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics

ISSN: 2097-0242 (Print); 2667-3797 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/biomimetic-intelligence-and-robotics

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