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This paper presents three heuristic algorithms that specify paths for a team of randomly placed robots to search a predefined area. The approaches are: a random movement with limited pre-path planning, a territorial claim with complete pre-path planning, and an expiring territorial claim with limited pre-path planning. The algorithms were simulated using Matlab and evaluated on the following criteria:...