4 papers
When Is Diversity Rewarded in Cooperative Multi-Agent Learning?
Michael Amir, Matteo Bettini, Amanda Prorok
The success of teams in robotics, nature, and society often depends on the division of labor among diverse specialists; however, a principled explanation for when such diversity su…
The impact of behavioral diversity in multi-agent reinforcement learning
Matteo Bettini, Ryan Kortvelesy, Amanda Prorok
Many of the world's most pressing issues, such as climate change and global peace, require complex collective problem-solving skills. Recent studies indicate that diversity in indi…
Controlling Behavioral Diversity in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Matteo Bettini, Ryan Kortvelesy, Amanda Prorok
The study of behavioral diversity in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) is a nascent yet promising field. In this context, the present work deals with the question of how to…
The Cambridge RoboMaster: An Agile Multi-Robot Research Platform
Jan Blumenkamp, Ajay Shankar, Matteo Bettini +2
Compact robotic platforms with powerful compute and actuation capabilities are key enablers for practical, real-world deployments of multi-agent research. This article introduces a…