In
robotics, the kidnapped robot problem is the situation where an
autonomous robot in operation is carried to an arbitrary location.
[Howie M. Choset et al. (2005). ''Principles of robot motion: theory, algorithms, and implementation''. p.302.]
The kidnapped robot problem creates significant issues with the robot's
localization system, and only a subset of localization algorithms can successfully deal with the uncertainty created; it is commonly used to test a robot's ability to recover from catastrophic localization failures.
See also
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Exploration problem
In robotics, the exploration problem deals with the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area. The exploration problem arises in robotic mapping and search & rescue
Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and pr ...
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Wake-up robot problem
References
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