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Oct 28, 2026

Multi-Robot Decentralized Collaborative SLAM in Planetary Analogue Environments: Dataset, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Pierre-Yves Lajoie, Karthik Soma, Haechan Mark Bong, Alice Lemieux-Bourque +3 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2026 8 citedJan 28, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Multi-Robot & Swarms Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks

Jan 28, 2026

Lunar Rover Cargo Transport: Mission Concept and Field Test

Alexander Krawciw, Nicolas Olmedo, Faizan Rehmatullah, Maxime Desjardins-Goulet +2 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2026 5 citedJan 6, 2026

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

Jan 6, 2026

Astrobee: Free-Flying Robots for the International Space Station

Trey Smith, O. Alexandrov, Jonathan S. Barlow, Jose Benavides +33 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2026 2 citedJan 1, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Astrobee

Jan 1, 2026

MoonBot: Modular and On-Demand Reconfigurable Robot Toward Moon Base Construction

Kentaro Uno, Elian Neppel, Gustavo H. Diaz, Ashutosh Mishra +7 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 16 citedDec 26, 2025

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Multi-Robot & Swarms

Dec 26, 2025

Movable Anchor Cable‐Driven Parallel Robot and Its Application in Ground Microgravity Experiment for Long‐Span Flexible Manipulators

X. C. Li, Zuan Li, Hailei Wu, Fei Han +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 1 citedDec 12, 2025

Space × RoboticsManipulation & Grasping Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Dec 12, 2025

Enhanced Autonomous Navigation on the Perseverance Mars Rover

Olivier Toupet, Masahiro Ono, Tyler Del Sesto, Mark W. Maimone +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 6 citedNov 24, 2025

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

Nov 24, 2025

AI Space Cortex: An Experimental System for Future Era Space Exploration

Thomas Touma, Ersin Daş, Erica Tevere, Martin Feather +8 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 3 citedJul 9, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

Jul 9, 2025

A Study Demonstrating that Using Gravitational Offset to Prepare Extraterrestrial Mobility Missions is Misleading

Wei Hu, Pei Li, Arno Rogg, Alexander Schepelmann +3 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025Mar 31, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks VIPER

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Mar 31, 2025

MarsLGPR: Mars Rover Localization with Ground Penetrating Radar

Anja Sheppard, Katherine A. SkinnerJFR / Field Robotics 2025 8 citedMar 6, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods Perseverance Rosalind Franklin

Mar 6, 2025

Towards Open-Source and Modular Space Systems with ATMOS

Pedro Roque, Sujet Phodapol, Elias Krantz, Jaeyoung Lim +10 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 13 citedJan 28, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

Jan 28, 2025

ShadowNav: Autonomous Global Localization for Lunar Navigation in Darkness

Deegan Atha, R. Michael Swan, Abhishek Cauligi, Anne Bettens +4 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2024 14 citedMay 2, 2024

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

May 2, 2024

An online optimization escape entrapment strategy for planetary rovers based on Bayesian optimization

Junlong Guo, Yakuan Li, Bo Huang, Liang Ding +2 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2024 80 citedMay 2, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

May 2, 2024

Study on climbing strategy and analysis of Mars rover

Zhe Chen, Meng Zou, Dong Pan, Lining Chen +3 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2023 16 citedApr 7, 2023

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Tianwen-1 & Zhurong

Apr 7, 2023

The ReSWARM Microgravity Flight Experiments: Planning, Control, and Model Estimation for On-Orbit Close Proximity Operations

Bryce Doerr, Keenan Albee, Monica Ekal, Rodrigo Ventura +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2023 11 citedJan 3, 2023

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Motion Planning & Navigation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Astrobee

Jan 3, 2023

Proprioceptive Slip Detection for Planetary Rovers in Perceptually Degraded Extraterrestrial Environments

Cagri Kilic, Yu Gu, Jason N. GrossJFR / Field Robotics 2022 9 citedJul 27, 2022

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

Jul 27, 2022

Towards Automated Sample Collection and Return in Extreme Underwater Environments

Gideon Billings, Matthew Walter, Oscar Pizarro, Matthew Johnson-Roberson +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 15 citedDec 30, 2021

Space × Robotics × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION Guidance, Dynamics & Control

Dec 30, 2021

On the role of feature and signal selection for terrain learning in planetary exploration robots

Angelo Ugenti, Fabio Vulpi, Raúl Domínguez, Florian Cordes +2 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 37 citedDec 21, 2021

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Dec 21, 2021

Development and test of a Lunar Excavation and Size Separation System (LES3) for the LUVMI‐X rover platform

Gunter H. Just, M.J. Roy, Katherine Helen Joy, Gregory C. Hutchings +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 16 citedNov 28, 2021

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

Nov 28, 2021

GPGM-SLAM: a Robust SLAM System for Unstructured Planetary Environments with Gaussian Process Gradient Maps

Riccardo Giubilato, Cedric Le Gentil, Mallikarjuna Vayugundla, Martin J. Schuster +2 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 17 citedSep 14, 2021

Space × Robotics × AIPerception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

Sep 14, 2021

Traversing Steep and Granular Martian Analog Slopes With a Dynamic Quadrupedal Robot

Hendrik Kolvenbach, Philip Arm, Elias Hampp, Alexander Dietsche +4 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 54 citedJun 3, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Motion Planning & Navigation

Jun 3, 2021

Robotic drilling tests in simulated lunar regolith environment

Tao Zhang, Yinliang Zhang, Kun Xu, Xilun Ding +4 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2021 32 citedApr 6, 2021

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Chang'e & Yutu

Apr 6, 2021

Efficient autonomous navigation for planetary rovers with limited resources

Levin Gerdes, Martín Azkarate, J. Ricardo Sánchez-Ibáñez, Luc Joudrier +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2020 35 citedAug 25, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Rosalind Franklin

Aug 25, 2020

SLAM for autonomous planetary rovers with global localization

Dimitrios Geromichalos, Martín Azkarate, Emmanouil Tsardoulias, Levin Gerdes +2 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2020 53 citedFeb 28, 2020

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

Feb 28, 2020

Perception-aware Autonomous Mast Motion Planning for Planetary Exploration Rovers

Jared Strader, Kyohei Otsu, Ali-akbar Agha-mohammadiJFR / Field Robotics 2019 34 citedDec 14, 2019

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