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There's an even simpler way than anyone else has described (except for @joq's answer) that doesn't require any hacking or coding whatsoever. You can add multiple instances of the same tool by using a custom (or modifying the default) .rviz configuration file.

Under the Tools section add:

- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /name1/move_base_simple/goal
- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /ns2/move_base_simple/goal

where name1 and name1 are the names of your robots.

There's an even simpler way than anyone else has described (except for @joq's answer) that doesn't require any hacking or coding whatsoever. You can add multiple instances of the same tool by using a custom (or modifying the default) .rviz configuration file.

Under the Tools section add:

- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /name1/move_base_simple/goal
- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /ns2/move_base_simple/goal
/name2/move_base_simple/goal

where name1 and name1 are the names of your robots.

There's an even simpler way than anyone else has described (except for @joq's answer) that doesn't require any hacking or coding whatsoever. You can add multiple instances of the same tool by using a custom (or modifying the default) .rviz configuration file.

Under the Tools section add:

- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /name1/move_base_simple/goal
- Class: rviz/SetGoal
  Topic: /name2/move_base_simple/goal

where name1 and name1name2 are the names of your robots.