Kidnapped robot problem

In robotics, the kidnapped robot problem is the situation where an autonomous robot in operation is carried to an arbitrary location.¹²

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.

References

Engelson, S.P.; McDermott, D.V. (1992). "Error correction in mobile robot map learning". Proceedings 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. pp. 2555–2560. doi:10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220057. ISBN 0-8186-2720-4. S2CID 38811217.
Howie M. Choset et al. (2005). Principles of robot motion: theory, algorithms, and implementation. p.302.

[EngelsonMcDermott1992-1] Engelson, S.P.; McDermott, D.V. (1992). "Error correction in mobile robot map learning". Proceedings 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. pp. 2555–2560. doi:10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220057. ISBN 0-8186-2720-4. S2CID 38811217.

[2] Howie M. Choset et al. (2005). Principles of robot motion: theory, algorithms, and implementation. p.302.

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