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Mission / Earth orbit

Astrobee

NASA Ames · 2014–now · also Astrobee free-flyer

Three cube-shaped free-flying robots operating inside the ISS since 2019, used as a research platform for microgravity robotics and autonomy.

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Papers: 107
Named in: 53 in title · 105 in abstract · 86 in keywords

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Top techniques

Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers96
HRI & Teleoperation23
Manipulation & Grasping20
Guidance, Dynamics & Control19
Perception & State Estimation18
Motion Planning & Navigation15

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ICRA6
SpaceOps4
AIAA SciTech3
IAC3
IEEE Aerospace3

Also mentioned

SPHERES16
Robonaut 24
CIMON3
Int-Ball3
Canadarm2, Dextre & Canadarm31
Lunar Gateway1

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3 papers naming Astrobee

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Enabling Verification of Language Instructions through Bidirectional Communication for Astrobee

Joshua Choi, Thomas M. Howard, Joshua Rosser, Francesca Daszak +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2025Mar 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers HRI & Teleoperation Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Astrobee

Mar 1, 2025

A Gecko-Like/Electrostatic Gripper for Free-Flying Perching Robots

Koki Tanaka, Matthew J. SpenkoIEEE Aerospace 2020 6 citedMar 1, 2020

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Astrobee

Mar 1, 2020

Resolving Ambiguity via Dialogue to Correct Unsynthesizable Controllers for Free-Flying Robots

Joshua Rosser, Jacob Arkin, Siddharth Patki, Thomas M. HowardIEEE Aerospace 2023 1 citedApr 11, 2023

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers HRI & Teleoperation Astrobee

Apr 11, 2023