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Nov 3, 2026

Lunar Cryogenic Excavation Reinforcement (LCER): Selective Ice–Regolith Stabilization for Lunar Utility Conduits, Shafts, and Subsurface Tunnels

SAMUEL JAGGARDPublished 2026Oct 23, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Oct 23, 2026

Robot-Assisted Deployment and Maintenance of Inflatable Modules for Lunar Habitation: A Field Demonstration

Kentaro Uno, Shamistan Karimov, Ashutosh Mishra, Elian Neppel +4 moreiSpaRo 2026Sep 28, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION IN-SPACE SERVICING Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Multi-Robot & Swarms

Sep 28, 2026

In-Situ Resource Utilization Using Drilling Regolith for Excavation and Analysis of Moon Surface (DREAMS) Hopper for Self-Sustaining Lunar Habitat

Nikita Agrawal, Natsumi Aman-Nguyen, Edgar Folmar III, Lucianna Ikehara +2 moreNASA TM 2026Sep 25, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Artemis

Sep 25, 2026

Designing an Efficient Excavator Bucket for Lunar ISRU: A Comparative Study with Vision-Based Fill and Displacement Analysis

Abdulla Hil Kafi, Tomoki Koshi, Jorge Casir, Kenji NagaokaICRA 2026Sep 22, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Sep 22, 2026

Distributed Infrastructure Sensors and Cues for Robotic Fire-Fighting and Safety System on a Lunar Base

Alexis Munguia, Eryc Rodriguez, Drake Russ, Jekan ThangavelauthamPreprint 2026Sep 19, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations HRI & Teleoperation

Sep 19, 2026

Results of Lunar PlanetVacTM, a pneumatic regolith sampling system deployed to the moon on Blue Ghost Mission 1

Kris A. Zacny, Zak Fitzgerald, Vincent Vendiola, Krystine Carrington +35 moreSpace and Planetary Resources 2026Sep 15, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping MMX

Sep 15, 2026

Trafficability and excavatability of icy lunar regolith simulants quantified using cone penetration

Daniel Ricardo, Jane H. Hodgkinson, M. Akbar Rhamdhani, Geoffrey Alan BrooksSpace and Planetary Resources 2026Sep 1, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Sep 1, 2026

Horizon-Dependent Tube MPC for Elliptical-Orbit Rendezvous Under Mass Uncertainty

Omer Burak Iskender, Keck-Voon LingIAC 2026 2 citedAug 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Guidance, Dynamics & Control Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Mars Sample Return

Aug 27, 2026

Mining beyond Earth with Space Robots: Exploration, Sampling, and Extraction

Dong Li, Dujun Nie, Xiaotong Zhang, Ruilin Wang +10 morePreprint 2026 2 citedAug 21, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks

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Aug 21, 2026

A data-driven machine learning model for predicting forces required for lunar regolith excavations

Shiva Dhahini Srinivasan, Chathuranga Balasooriya Arachchilage, Lindsey Westover, Wei Victor LiuActa Astronautica 2026Aug 18, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods

Aug 18, 2026

Characterization, Transport Modeling, and Image Analysis of Rover-Terrain Interaction for Lunar Regolith In-Situ Resource Utilization

Luke A ManolescuPreprint 2026Aug 1, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

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Aug 1, 2026

TRIDENT Drill Performance and Subsurface Fault and Anomaly Detection in Antarctic Environments

Sarah Boelter, Greta Brown, Thomas Stucky, Ebasa Temesgen +7 moreAnnals of Glaciology 2026Jul 31, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

Jul 31, 2026

Lunar Regolith Cement Mixer (LRCM) A Governed ISRU Construction-Material Processor for Lunar and Martian Surface Operations V10

Wayne GriffithsPublished 2026Jul 24, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION

Jul 24, 2026

Characterization of Particle Morphology in Lunar Regolith Soil Simulants by Automated Particle Analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Kristin Lee Bunker, Marit E. Meyer, Casey C. Bunker, Gregory Doemling +1 moreICES 2026Jul 12, 2026

Space × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods

Jul 12, 2026

He3-Seeker: Robotic Information Planning for Lunar Helium-3 Distribution Mapping

Dong Li, Yujie Zheng, Chengdeng Cao, Siyu Teng +3 moreiSpaRo 2026 2 citedJun 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Motion Planning & Navigation Learning-based Methods

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Jun 27, 2026

Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian finite element models of static and percussive excavation mechanics of lunar regolith and simulants

Jared M. Long-Fox, Robert P. Mueller, Kris A. Zacny, D. T. BrittActa Astronautica 2026Jun 24, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Jun 24, 2026

Autonomous AI-Cosmoindustry and the Quiet Expansion Filter: A Threshold-Based Resolution of the Fermi Paradox

Sergey IvlievPreprint 2026Jun 11, 2026

Space × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION

Jun 11, 2026

Analysis on Depth Homing Characteristics of a Deep Fluted Auger for Lunar Soil Sampling

YANG Xu, JI Jie, ZHANG Weiwei, CHEN Lei +2 moreDOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2026Jun 1, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Jun 1, 2026

Iterative Subsurface Matrix Excavation: Active Diametral Shoring and Phase-Focused Detonation Dynamics in Lunar Regolith Frameworks

Enkhamgalan NasanjargalPublished 2026May 28, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

May 28, 2026

Lunar Robotic Construction System Using Raw Regolith: System Engineering

Ketan Vasudeva, M. Reza EmamiAerospace (MDPI) 2026May 24, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

May 24, 2026

A Mole-Inspired Scratch-Digging Robot for Granular Media Traversal

Jiabin Liu, Zhaofeng Liang, Hao Zhu, Yisheng Guan +3 moreRA-L 2026May 15, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Multi-Robot & Swarms

May 15, 2026

Orientation Mechanism for the Mars Sample Return Mission Capture and Containment Return System

Walter Smith, Charles Perera, Ben Mignosa, Martin Matson +1 moreAerospace Mechanisms 2026May 13, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return Perseverance

May 13, 2026

Beneficiation of Regolith and Mobile Excavation: Space Resources Challenge and next steps

Kunal Kulkarni, Tim Gumbold, Paul Zabel, Svenja Fälker +9 morePreprint 2026May 4, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

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May 4, 2026

The Relevance of the VIPER Mission to NASA’s Artemis Human Exploration of the Moon

Jennifer L Heldmann, Anthony Colaprete, Ariel N Deutsch, Casey I Honniball +10 morePSJ 2026 1 citedApr 30, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION HRI & Teleoperation Artemis VIPER