Their proposed approach, outlined in a paper published in Science Robotics, is designed to artificially replicate the pathfinding capabilities of humans.

The algorithm around this seems to be incorporated in car navigation systems of cars. In this way, PathFinding.js can experience various route search algorithms.

The Algorithm for a Maze solving robot to find the shortest path in an unknown maze from a starting position to a destination probably the center.

If you're not much of a computer programming person, this one might make your eyes glaze over a bit, but if you have any interest how the AI of videogame characters, including those in WoW, is ...