Noetic Multi-Robot Sandbox

A comprehensive ROS Noetic framework for multi-robot exploration research

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📋 Table of Contents

• Noetic Multi-Robot Sandbox
  • 📋 Table of Contents
  • 🚀 Quick Start
  • 📖 Documentation
    • Core Components
    • External Resources
  • 🤖 Features
  • 📚 Publications
    • 🎯 Latest Publications
  • 💰 Support this Project
  • 📄 License
  • 👨‍💻 Maintainer
  • 🐛 Bug & Feature Requests
    • Contributing Guidelines

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with the multi-robot exploration sandbox:

Resource	Description
Setup Guide	Environment setup and installation
Usage Instructions	How to run simulations and experiments
Robot Configurations	Available robot models and setup

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📖 Documentation

Core Components

• Maps & Environments - Available simulation environments
• Multi-Robot Exploration Nodes - Core algorithmic components
• Multi-Robot Guidelines - Best practices and conventions

External Resources

• Complete Documentation 📚
• Literature Review - Relevant research papers
• Contributing Guide - How to contribute

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🤖 Features

⚠️ Legacy Notice: This ROS Noetic version is now in sandbox mode (testing area).

🔄 Migration Recommended: For new projects, consider using the actively developed ROS 2 version:

👉 Jazzy Multi-Robot Sandbox

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📚 Publications

If this workspace contributes to your research, please consider citing our work:

🎯 Latest Publications

@inproceedings{silva2025intermittent,
  title={Intermittent Rendezvous Plans with Mixed Integer Linear Program for Large-Scale Multi-Robot Exploration},
  author={A. R. da Silva and L. Chaimowicz},
  booktitle={International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)},
  year={2025}
}

@inproceedings{silva2024communication,
  title={Communication-Constrained Multi-Robot Exploration with Intermittent Rendezvous},
  author={A. R. da Silva and L. Chaimowicz and T. C. Silva and A. Hsieh},
  booktitle={IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year={2024}
}

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💰 Support this Project

🌍 Mission: Supporting open-source robotics for search and rescue in natural disasters.

Your contribution helps advance robotics research that can save lives!

Currency	Donation Link
💵 USD
🇧🇷 BRL

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

📋 View Full License

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👨‍💻 Maintainer

Alysson Ribeiro da Silva

📧 Contact: alysson.ribeiro.silva@gmail.com

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🐛 Bug & Feature Requests

Found a bug? Have a feature request? We'd love to hear from you!

👉 Submit an Issue

Contributing Guidelines

• 🐛 Bug Reports: Include detailed steps to reproduce
• ✨ Feature Requests: Describe the use case and expected behavior
• 🔧 Pull Requests: Follow our contributing guidelines

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