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GRACE: A Unified 2D Multi-Robot Path Planning Simulator & Benchmark for Grid, Roadmap, And Continuous Environments

Chuanlong Zang, Anna Mannucci, Isabelle Barz, Philipp Schillinger, Florian Lier, Wolfgang Hönig · Mar 11, 2026 · Citations: 0

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What to verify

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Evidence quality

Low

Derived from extracted protocol signals and abstract evidence.

Abstract

Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices. Existing tools either scale under simplifying assumptions (grids, homogeneous agents) or offer higher fidelity with less comparable instrumentation. We present GRACE, a unified 2D simulator+benchmark that instantiates the same task at multiple abstraction levels (grid, roadmap, continuous) via explicit, reproducible operators and a common evaluation protocol. Our empirical results on public maps and representative planners enable commensurate comparisons on a shared instance set. Furthermore, we quantify the expected representation-fidelity trade-offs (MRMP solves instances at higher fidelity but lower speed, while grid/roadmap planners scale farther). By consolidating representation, execution, and evaluation, GRACE thereby aims to make cross-representation studies more comparable and provides a means to advance multi-robot planning research and its translation to practice.

Low-signal caution for protocol decisions

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  • The available metadata is too thin to trust this as a primary source.
  • The abstract does not clearly name benchmarks or metrics.

Should You Rely On This Paper?

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Best use

Background context only

Use if you need

A secondary eval reference to pair with stronger protocol papers.

Main weakness

The available metadata is too thin to trust this as a primary source.

Trust level

Low

Usefulness score

12/100 • Low

Treat as adjacent context, not a core eval-method reference.

Human Feedback Signal

Not explicit in abstract metadata

Evaluation Signal

Detected

Usefulness for eval research

Adjacent candidate

Extraction confidence 40%

What We Could Verify

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Human Feedback Types

missing

None explicit

No explicit feedback protocol extracted.

"Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices."

Evaluation Modes

partial

Simulation Env

Includes extracted eval setup.

"Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices."

Quality Controls

missing

Not reported

No explicit QC controls found.

"Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices."

Benchmarks / Datasets

missing

Not extracted

No benchmark anchors detected.

"Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices."

Reported Metrics

missing

Not extracted

No metric anchors detected.

"Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices."

Human Feedback Details

  • Uses human feedback: No
  • Feedback types: None
  • Rater population: Not reported
  • Expertise required: Multilingual

Evaluation Details

  • Evaluation modes: Simulation Env
  • Agentic eval: Multi Agent
  • Quality controls: Not reported
  • Evidence quality: Low
  • Use this page as: Background context only

Protocol And Measurement Signals

Benchmarks / Datasets

No benchmark or dataset names were extracted from the available abstract.

Reported Metrics

No metric terms were extracted from the available abstract.

Research Brief

Metadata summary

Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices.

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Key Takeaways

  • Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices.
  • Existing tools either scale under simplifying assumptions (grids, homogeneous agents) or offer higher fidelity with less comparable instrumentation.
  • We present GRACE, a unified 2D simulator+benchmark that instantiates the same task at multiple abstraction levels (grid, roadmap, continuous) via explicit, reproducible operators and a common evaluation protocol.

Researcher Actions

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Caveats

  • Generated from abstract + metadata only; no PDF parsing.
  • Signals below are heuristic and may miss details reported outside the abstract.

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Research Summary

Contribution Summary

  • Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices.
  • Existing tools either scale under simplifying assumptions (grids, homogeneous agents) or offer higher fidelity with less comparable instrumentation.
  • We present GRACE, a unified 2D simulator+benchmark that instantiates the same task at multiple abstraction levels (grid, roadmap, continuous) via explicit, reproducible operators and a common evaluation protocol.

Why It Matters For Eval

  • Advancing Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) and Multi-Robot Motion Planning (MRMP) requires platforms that enable transparent, reproducible comparisons across modeling choices.
  • We present GRACE, a unified 2D simulator+benchmark that instantiates the same task at multiple abstraction levels (grid, roadmap, continuous) via explicit, reproducible operators and a common evaluation protocol.

Researcher Checklist

  • Gap: Human feedback protocol is explicit

    No explicit human feedback protocol detected.

  • Pass: Evaluation mode is explicit

    Detected: Simulation Env

  • Gap: Quality control reporting appears

    No calibration/adjudication/IAA control explicitly detected.

  • Gap: Benchmark or dataset anchors are present

    No benchmark/dataset anchor extracted from abstract.

  • Gap: Metric reporting is present

    No metric terms extracted.

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