Paper:
An Approximation Algorithm with Factor Two for a Repetitive Routing Problem of Grasp-and-Delivery Robots
Yoshiyuki Karuno*, Hiroshi Nagamochi**,
and Aleksandar Shurbevski*
*Department of Mechanical and System Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
**Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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