Presents an approach to efficient multirobot mapping and exploration which exploits a market architecture in order to maximize information gain while minimizing incurred costs. This system is reliable and robust in that it can accommodate dynamic introduction and loss of team members in addition to being able to withstand communication interruptions and failures. Results showing the capabilities of our system on a team of exploring autonomous robots are given.
['Robert Zlot', 'Anthony Stentz', 'M.B. Dias', 'Scott Thayer']
Multi-robot exploration controlled by a market economy