RoboCup Rescue Simulation: Methodologies Tools and Evaluation for Practical Applications

Alessandro Farinelli, Giorgio Grisetti, Luca Iocchi, Sergio Lo Cascio, Daniele Nardi

Abstract: The activities of search and rescue of victims in large-scale disasters are not only highly relevant social problems, but pose several challenges from a scientific standpoint. In this context, the RoboCup-Rescue project focused on the problems of bringing aids immediately after a large disaster, and aims at creating system based on AI and Robotics technologies, where heterogeneous agents (software, robots, human beings) interact in a cooperative manner.