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A robot planner repairs routes as obstacles move

What changedFMTX is a newly shared robot-planning project that repairs a route after obstacles change and keeps adding possible paths over time. Its open framework compares five planners under the same controlled conditions. The author deliberately removed full simulation from the timing loop, so this is careful research software rather than proof on a physical robot.

The useful part

Why it matters

A robot that can repair a route may react faster than one that starts planning from zero.

Keep in mind

Good to know

The work has not established usefulness in Nav2 or performance on physical robots.

Evidence

Primary source

Soheil Espahbodi Nia

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