Space Robots Papers

Sriramya Bhamidipati, Jeremy Nash, Deegan Atha, Shreyansh Daftry +1 moreProceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM) 2026Oct 7, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation

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Oct 7, 2026

Spacecraft Rendezvous Trajectory Generation with Modular Constraints via Diffusion Model Composition

Mariko A. Storey-Matsutani, Richard LinaresPreprint 2026Oct 5, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Learning-based Methods Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Motion Planning & Navigation

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Oct 5, 2026

Who Went Where When on the Lunar Surface: Forensic Trajectory Analysis to Identify Byzantine Rovers

Lachlan Holden, Feras Dayoub, Melissa de Zwart, David Harvey +1 moreiSpaRo 2026Oct 2, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Multi-Robot & Swarms

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Oct 2, 2026

MarsLab: A Martian Rover Simulator for Planetary Rover Autonomous Navigation

Hoyun Kim, Beomsu Kim, Giseop KimiSpaRo 2026Sep 28, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

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Sep 28, 2026

Graph-Based Simultaneous Path and Foothold Planning for Multi-Limbed Intra-Vehicular Robots in Space Stations

Masazumi Imai, Kentaro Uno, Toshinori Kuwahara, Kazuya YoshidaiSpaRo 2026Sep 28, 2026

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

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Sep 28, 2026

Terrain-Aware Autonomous Planetary Exploration for Exteroceptive-Proprioceptive Mapping with Quadruped Scouts

Alberto Sanchez-Delgado, João Carlos Virgolino Soares, Victor Barasuol, Claudio SeminiiSpaRo 2026Sep 28, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation

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Sep 28, 2026

Two Approaches to Autonomous Spacecraft Inspection: Shielded Reinforcement Learning versus Probabilistic Roadmaps

Mark A. Stephenson, Hanspeter SchaubJ. Astronaut. Sci. 2026Sep 28, 2026

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

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Sep 28, 2026

Robust Game-theoretic Motion Planning over Extended Time Horizons

Bennet Outland, Vishala AryaPreprint 2026Sep 26, 2026

Space × RoboticsMotion Planning & Navigation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Multi-Robot & Swarms

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Sep 26, 2026

Control Barrier Functions for Safe Free-Flying Robotic Spacecraft Operations in Tumbling Target Capture

Alexander Meinert, Peter Stadler, Niklas Baldauf, Alen TurnwaldiSpaRo 2026Sep 22, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Guidance, Dynamics & Control Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Motion Planning & Navigation

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Sep 22, 2026

Decentralized Guidance and Control for Rendezvous and Docking with a Tumbling Target using Multiple Servicers

Jonathan Taylor Jönsson, Sathyanarayanan Seshasayanan, Sumeet Gajanan Satpute, George NikolakopoulosiSpaRo 2026Sep 22, 2026

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

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Sep 22, 2026

Multi-Agent Transportation of Free-Flyers in Microgravity Via Pushing Interaction Under Human-in-the-Loop Control

Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, Sihyun Cho, Youngkyoung Kong +4 morePreprint 2026 1 citedSep 21, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Motion Planning & Navigation

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Sep 21, 2026

Learning to Drive on Mars: Visual Multimodal Traversability Estimation for Off-World Navigation

Darren Chiu, Cole Wilson, Andrei Tumbar, Gaurav S. Sukhatme +1 morePreprint 2026Sep 21, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

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Sep 21, 2026

Resilient Motion Planning for Free-Flying Space Robots under Actuator Failures

Nicolas de Maddalena, Joris Verhagen, Jana TumovaPreprint 2026Sep 17, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Motion Planning & Navigation

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Sep 17, 2026

Chance-Constrained Belief-Space Maneuver Planning for Autonomous Collision Avoidance Under Uncertainty

Grace Ra Kim, Duncan Eddy, and Mykel J. KochenderferAMOS 2026Sep 11, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation

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Sep 11, 2026

Rethinking Learned Occupancy in Autonomous Active Mapping with Observation-Gated Filtering

Jiahui Zhang, Bonian Han, Gongbo Liang, Yu ZhangSpace Robotics Workshop @ IROS 2026Sep 8, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIMotion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

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Sep 8, 2026

Flight Test of the autonomous Navigation, Guidance, and Control (autoNGC) Software on the Starling Swarm

R C Pritchett, Nathan Stacey, Sun Hur-Diaz, Michael Romeo +5 moreSmallSat 2026Aug 23, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Motion Planning & Navigation Starling

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Aug 23, 2026

Preferential corridor shaping for satellite proximity maneuvers via Multiple Attractors Potential Field

Erica Scantamburlo, Marco Luigi Ottavi, Matteo Melchiorre, Stefano MauroResearch Square 2026Aug 20, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Guidance, Dynamics & Control Motion Planning & Navigation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

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Aug 20, 2026

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

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

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Aug 14, 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

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Aug 11, 2026

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