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May 30, 2026

MARTIAN: A Rendering Framework for Aerial Mars Imagery from HiRISE Orbital Data

Dario Pisanti, Georgios GeorgakisPreprint 2026 1 citedMay 28, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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May 28, 2026

MARS Policy: Multimodality Only When It Matters

Jindou Jia, Tuo An, Yuxuan Hu, Gen Li +6 morePreprint 2026 8 citedMay 28, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Learning-based Methods Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

May 28, 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

Faster Thermal Profiling of a Lunar Rover with Machine Learning Adapted Finite Difference Model

Samuel Weber, Zaki Hasnain, Souma ChowdhuryAIAA AVIATION Forum 2026May 26, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

May 26, 2026

Design of a Real-time Asynchronous Monocular Odometry for Planetary Exploration

Benat Inigo, Florian Steidle, Wolfgang StuerzlPreprint 2026May 26, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation

May 26, 2026

Terrain-Adaptive Grouser Wheel for Optimal Planetary Exploration: Design and Experimental Investigation

Vincent Griffo, Yashwanth Kumar NakkaPreprint 2026 2 citedMay 23, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation

May 23, 2026

Towards Low-Gravity Planetary Exploration using Reinforcement Learning for Walking, Jumping, and In-flight Attitude Control

Jørgen Anker Olsen, Kostas AlexisPreprint 2026 1 citedMay 23, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods Guidance, Dynamics & Control

May 23, 2026

SubTGraph: Large-Scale Subterranean Environment Synthesis with Controllable Topological Variability for Robotic Autonomy Validation

F. Labra Caso, A. Saradagi, S. Fredriksson, S. Nordström +2 morePreprint 2026May 20, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

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May 20, 2026

A Pilot Benchmark for NL-to-FOL Translation in Planetary Exploration

Hayden Moore, Saha, Suman, Mahfuza FarooquePreprint 2026May 18, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Foundation Models & LLMs Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks

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May 18, 2026

Artificial Intelligence for Planetary Exploration: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Analog Field Tests

Steffen Planthaber, Udo Frese, Wiebke Brinkmann, Raúl Domínguez +4 moreEASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow 2026May 15, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

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

ERGO: An Autonomy Framework for Space Robotics and Beyond

Francisco Javier Colmenero, Jorge Ocón, Mercedes Alonso, Raquel Jalvo +1 moreEASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow 2026May 9, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING

May 9, 2026

Field Test of a Mission Science Objective-Based Artificial Intelligence for Spaceflight

Bethany Theiling, Shannon Bull, Connor Williams, Leyton McKinney +11 moreIEEE CAI 2026May 8, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

May 8, 2026

CAPSTONE Extended Mission: A Cislunar Testbed for Autonomous SmallSat Technologies

Samson Phan, Roger C Hunter, Theresa W Beech, Elizabeth Geist +5 more4S Symposium 2026May 4, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Artemis Lunar Gateway

May 4, 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

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Apr 30, 2026

Depth-Aware Rover: A Study of Edge AI and Monocular Vision for Real-World Implementation

Lomash Relia, Jai G Singla, Amitabh, Nitant DubeIEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS) 2026Apr 24, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Motion Planning & Navigation

Apr 24, 2026

Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems

Masahiro Ono, Daniel Selva, Morgan L. Cable, Marie Ethvignot +22 moreAIAA SPACE / ASCEND 2026Apr 22, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS PROGRAMS & POLICY Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Apr 22, 2026

A Review of Lunar Rover Wheels

Sándor Burian, Dmitri Garin, Prof Miklós KozlovszkyIEEE International Conference on Computational Cybernetics (ICCC) 2026Apr 16, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Apr 16, 2026

Robotic Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance Systems for the Moon, Mars, and Other Missions

Mikaela K Ritter, Imraan Bokhari, James T Gloyd, John W Woodson +2 moreASCE Earth & Space 2026Apr 13, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

Apr 13, 2026

LuMon: A Comprehensive Benchmark and Development Suite with Novel Datasets for Lunar Monocular Depth Estimation

Aytaç Sekmen, Fatih Emre Gunes, Furkan Horoz, Hüseyin Umut Işık +8 morePreprint 2026 2 citedApr 10, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Chang'e & Yutu