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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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Astrobee Contribution to Collaborative ISS Free-Flyer Robot Paper

Andres Mora VargasiSpaRo 2025Jun 8, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Astrobee CIMON

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Jun 8, 2025

Free-Flying Crew Cooperative Robots on the ISS: A Joint Review of Astrobee, CIMON, and Int-Ball Operations

Seiko Piotr Yamaguchi, Andres Mora Vargas, Till Eisenberg, Christian Rogon +6 moreiSpaRo 2025 2 citedFeb 11, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers HRI & Teleoperation Multi-Robot & Swarms Astrobee Int-Ball CIMON

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Feb 11, 2026

Autonomous Planning In-space Assembly Reinforcement-learning free-flYer (APIARY) International Space Station Astrobee Testing

Samantha Chapin, Kenneth Stewart, Roxana Leontie, and Carl Glen HenshawiSpaRo 2025 6 citedDec 3, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Learning-based Methods Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Guidance, Dynamics & Control Astrobee

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Dec 3, 2025

Disturbance effects observed during micro-gravity experiments on the Astrobee free-flyer and mitigation measures

Monica Ekal, Rodrigo VenturaiSpaRo 2024 1 citedJun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Learning-based Methods Astrobee

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Jun 24, 2024

Localization-aware Trajectory Planning on SE(3) for Intravehicular Robots

Caroline Specht, Tommaso Faraci, Victor Kowalski Martins, Roberto LamparielloiSpaRo 2025Dec 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Astrobee

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Dec 1, 2025

Deep Learning Warm Starts for Trajectory Optimization on the International Space Station

Somrita Banerjee, Abhishek Cauligi, Marco PavoneiSpaRo 2025 9 citedMay 8, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Astrobee

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May 8, 2025

Crossing the Sim2Real Gap Between Simulation and Ground Testing to Space Deployment of Autonomous Free-flyer Control

Kenneth Stewart, Samantha Chapin, Roxana Leontie, and Carl Glen HenshawiSpaRo 2025 6 citedDec 3, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Learning-based Methods Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Guidance, Dynamics & Control Astrobee

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Dec 3, 2025

Semantic Masking and Visual Feature Matching for Robust Localization

Luisa Mao, Ryan Soussan, Brian Coltin, Trey Smith +1 moreiSpaRo 2024 2 citedNov 4, 2024

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Astrobee

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Nov 4, 2024