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Manipulation & Grasping855Surface Mobility & Terramechanics888Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers261Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking865Perception & State Estimation1193Motion Planning & Navigation644Guidance, Dynamics & Control1224Learning-based Methods1320Foundation Models & LLMs89Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations486HRI & Teleoperation519Multi-Robot & Swarms366Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks416Design, Mechanisms & Hardware552

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Orbit-Planner: Towards Latent World Models for On-Orbit Obstacle Avoidance of Satellite Agents

Zhijian Li, Chao Ren, Peijin Wang, Xian SunPreprint 2026Aug 17, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Motion Planning & Navigation

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Aug 17, 2026

Demonstration of Space Robot Teleoperation over a Lossy and Delayed Network using ATMOS

Inkyu Jang, Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, Byeongjun Kim +14 moreIFAC 2026 1 citedAug 14, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control HRI & Teleoperation Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks

Aug 14, 2026

Expected Free Energy-based Informative Path Planning for Robotic Mars Exploration

Ajith Anil Meera, Pablo Lanillos, Wouter KouwPreprint 2026Aug 14, 2026

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

Aug 14, 2026

Task-Driven Three-Layer Distributed Scheduling for Emergency Earth Observation in Large Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations

Qian Yin, Xinwei Wang, Guohua WuPreprint 2026Aug 14, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

Aug 14, 2026

Multi-Axis Selective Decoupling Framework for Free-Floating Space Manipulators

Daegyun Choi, Donghoon KimAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics 2026Aug 14, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers

Aug 14, 2026

Genetic Fuzzy System-based Control for Final Approach of Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

Daegyun Choi, Donghoon Kim, Henzeh LeeghimAAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics 2023Aug 13, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Aug 13, 2026

Entropy-Augmented Multi-Objective Policy Optimization in Multiagent Systems

Jamie Santos, Ayhan Alp Aydeniz, Raghav Thakar, Kagan TumerPreprint 2026Aug 12, 2026

Space × RoboticsMulti-Robot & Swarms Learning-based Methods

Aug 12, 2026

Risk-Aware Kinodynamic Motion Planning Under Uncertainty For Safe Navigation on Planetary Environments

Sachin Sunil Kelkar, Tanmay Dokania, Yashwanth Kumar NakkaPreprint 2026Aug 11, 2026

Space × RoboticsMotion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Aug 11, 2026

Early Prediction of Satellite Collision Probability Using a Hybrid TCN-Transformer Model for a CDM-Based Conjunction Analysis Framework

Rabia Tüylek Tok, Burak Yağlıoğlu, Enes Dağ, Emre Onur KahyaAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics 2026Aug 11, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods

Aug 11, 2026

A Machine Learning Based Search for Lunar Anomalies

Cameron Kelahan, Daniel Angerhausen, Adam Lesnikowski, Valentin T. BickelPreprint 2026Aug 10, 2026

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

Aug 10, 2026

Tether-Inertial Localization for Planetary Drones

Dielof van Loon, Anton Bredenbeck, Lennart Puck, Martin Azkarate +1 moreRA-L 2026Aug 10, 2026

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

Aug 10, 2026

Satellite Trajectory Optimization via Proximal Policy Optimization for Space Debris Avoidance

Logan Luna, Juan Ortiz Couder, Raul Alejandro Vargas-AcostaIEEE Access 2026 2 citedAug 10, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Learning-based Methods Guidance, Dynamics & Control Motion Planning & Navigation

Aug 10, 2026

FedOrbit: Adaptive Personalized Federated Learning for Non-IID LEO Satellite Constellations

Satwat Bashir, Tasos Dagiuklas, Muddesar IqbalPreprint 2026Aug 10, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods

Aug 10, 2026

Estimation of Spacecraft Inertia Tensor Using Attitude-Only Data from Torque-Free Motion

Daigo Kobayashi, Vakhtang PutkaradzePreprint 2026 1 citedAug 9, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Perception & State Estimation Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Aug 9, 2026

Horizon-Dependent Tube MPC for Spacecraft Rendezvous on Elliptical Orbits with Conditional Robust Constraint Satisfaction

Omer Burak IskenderAdv. Space Res. 2026 3 citedAug 9, 2026

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

Aug 9, 2026

ELMZip: Onboard Satellite Image Compression via Extreme Learning Machines for Efficient Downlink

Woojin Cho, Junghwan Park, Sangcheol Sim, Steve Andreas Immanuel +2 moreIGARSS 2026Aug 7, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

Aug 7, 2026

PHOENIX: Fine-Tuned SLM-Powered Autonomous Satellite Lifetime Extension via Predictive Self-Healing and Multi-Agent AI Recovery

Sumaiya Islam, Harsha Kumara MoraliyagePreprint 2026Aug 7, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Multi-Robot & Swarms Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Aug 7, 2026

MarsCast: Transfer Learning of AI Weather Foundation Models to Planetary Atmospheres

M.L. Carroll, J. Li, S.D. Guzewich, G.Villanueva +2 morePreprint 2026Aug 5, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Perception & State Estimation Foundation Models & LLMs

Aug 5, 2026

Passively Safe Convex Guidance for Cislunar Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

Ian M. Down, Connor Plaks, Matthew Bolliger, Michael CaudillAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics 2026Aug 4, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

Aug 4, 2026

FedRings: A Scalable and Topology-Aware Federated Learning Framework for LEO Satellite Constellations

Ziwu Liu, Inês Pinto Gouveia, Rehana Yasmin, Paulo Esteves-Verissimo +1 morePreprint 2026Aug 4, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Multi-Robot & Swarms

Aug 4, 2026

On-Orbit Servicing-Integrated Maintenance Strategy for a Satellite Constellation

J. Kim, Taehyun Sung, Woonam Hwang, Jaemyung AhnJSR 2026Aug 3, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING

Aug 3, 2026

Outgassing Characterization of Common Trash Items for Disposal By Nanoracks Airlock on the International Space Station

Alvin Y Huang, Randy L Olsen, Erica S Worthy, Michael L Hamilton +6 moreJSR 2026Aug 3, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS

Aug 3, 2026

Development and Evaluation of a CNN-Based Charged-Particle Event Rejection Algorithm for Soft X-ray Detection in a pnCCD-Based Satellite System

Hsien-Chieh Shen, Ryuji Kondo, Makoto Arimoto, Tatsuro Kanenaga +12 moreNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 2026Aug 1, 2026

Space × AILearning-based Methods

Aug 1, 2026

A novel on-orbit assembly system of truss units and lightweight design of MTUA robot based on topological approximation

Yigeng Li, Yulin ZhouChinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2026Aug 1, 2026

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING

Aug 1, 2026

Autonomous spacecraft timing, navigation, and control on SE(3) under uncertainty

Fabio D’OnofrioPublished 2026Aug 1, 2026

Space × AIPerception & State Estimation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

Aug 1, 2026