JERAJournal of Electronic Research and Application2208-35022208-3510Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jera.v5i6.2809ArticleApplications and Challenges of Deep Reinforcement Learning in Multi-robot Path Planninghttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JERA/5/6/10.26689/jera.v5i6.2809QiuTianyun,ChengYaxuan2021562021-11-30With the rapid advancement of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in multi-agent systems, a variety of practical application challenges and solutions in the direction of multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) are surfacing. Path planning in a collision-free environment is essential for many robots to do tasks quickly and efficiently, and path planning for multiple robots using deep reinforcement learning is a new research area in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence. In this paper, we sort out the training methods for multi-robot path planning, as well as summarize the practical applications in the field of DRL-based multi-robot path planning based on the methods; finally, we suggest possible research directions for researchers.

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