A Comprehensive Review of Brain-inspired Navigation

Intelligent navigation is essential for unmanned systems. Yet nowadays navigation technologies still fall short of animals’ innate navigation prowess, characterized by continuous, efficient, adaptive, low-power navigating across complex terrains, and despite technological advancements. Neuroscience's half-century exploration has revealed the brain's innate “Global Positioning System (GPS),” instigating research into Brain-Inspired Navigation (BIN). BIN, is a cutting-edge navigation technology, that bridges disciplines but lacks a cohesive guide for its interdisciplinary study. In this article, we offer a comprehensive BIN review, mapping its neural basis, computational foundations, current progress, and implementation conditions, providing a general framework for researchers alongside forward-looking recommendations for future development in the domain. The highlights of this article can be available at https://binucoe.github.io/Awesome-Brain-inspired-Navigation/ .