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Dec 22 – Dec 28, 2025 · 10 papers published

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PLANETARY ROBOTICS 2 ISRU & CONSTRUCTION 1 ORBITAL ROBOTICS 7 IN-SPACE SERVICING 5

SCAFusion: A Multimodal 3D Detection Framework for Small Object Detection in Lunar Surface Exploration

Xin Chen, Kang Luo, Yangyi Xiao, Hesheng WangPreprint 2025Dec 27, 2025

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

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Dec 27, 2025

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

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Dec 26, 2025

Optimal Trajectory Planning for Orbital Robot Rendezvous and Docking

Kenta Iizuka, Akiyoshi Uchida, Kentaro Uno, Kazuya YoshidaiSpaRo 2025 1 citedDec 26, 2025

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

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Dec 26, 2025

Online Inertia Parameter Estimation for Unknown Objects Grasped by a Manipulator Towards Space Applications

Akiyoshi Uchida, Antonine Richard, Kentaro Uno, Miguel Olivares-Mendez +1 moreiSpaRo 2025Dec 26, 2025

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

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Dec 26, 2025

Space AI: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Space to Improve Life on Earth

Ziyang WangPreprint 2025 4 citedDec 26, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Motion Planning & Navigation

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Dec 26, 2025

Planetary Terrain Datasets and Benchmarks for Rover Path Planning

Marvin Chancán, Avijit Banerjee, George NikolakopoulosPreprint 2025 1 citedDec 24, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Learning-based Methods

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Dec 24, 2025

On-Orbit Servicing Launch Dynamics and Multi-Objective Optimization of Impulsive Rendezvous

Li Weikang, Jiang Ju, Bian Yue, Han YanhuaJournal of Systems Engineering and Electronics 2025Dec 24, 2025

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

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Dec 24, 2025

Hygieia: Modular CubeSat Swarm Architecture for Active Debris Removal in LEO

Abhishek Tripathi, Shriyans DwivediPublished 2025Dec 24, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Multi-Robot & Swarms

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Dec 24, 2025

A General Purpose Method for Robotic Interception of Non-Cooperative Dynamic Targets

Tanmay P. Patel, Erica L. Tevere, Erik H. Kramer, Rudranarayan M. MukherjeeIEEE Aerospace 2026 2 citedDec 23, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation

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Dec 23, 2025

LeLaR: The First In-Orbit Demonstration of an AI-Based Satellite Attitude Controller

Kirill Djebko, Tom Baumann, Erik Dilger, Frank Puppe +1 moreIEEE Access 2025 3 citedDec 22, 2025

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods

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Dec 22, 2025