David Hershberger

Carnegie Mellon University, Colorado School of Mines

Papers

Total Citations

230

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About

David Hershberger is a leading figure in multi-robot coordination, with a career dedicated to solving the fundamental challenges of getting heterogeneous robots to work together effectively. His pioneering research focuses on developing software architectures and control strategies for large-scale assembly and autonomous navigation. Hershberger's most impactful contribution is his 2007 paper, "First Results in the Coordination of Heterogeneous Robots for Large-Scale Assembly," which has garnered 121 citations and demonstrates a scalable approach to complex construction tasks. He also laid critical groundwork with his 2002 work on a layered architecture for mobile robot coordination (64 citations), providing a framework that balances individual autonomy with tight, task-critical cooperation. Earlier in his career, Hershberger made a significant contribution to robot reliability with his 1996 paper on classifying and recovering from sensing failures (31 citations), a foundational study that systematically characterizes perception defects and offers practical recovery methods for landmark navigation. Through this body of work, Hershberger has established himself as an essential voice in the field, advancing both the theoretical and practical capabilities of multi-robot systems.