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Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026 · 12 papers published

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PLANETARY ROBOTICS 6 ORBITAL ROBOTICS 4 IN-SPACE SERVICING 1

Safe Stochastic Explorer: Enabling Safe Goal Driven Exploration in Stochastic Environments and Safe Interaction with Unknown Objects

Nikhil Uday Shinde, Dylan Hirsch, Michael C. Yip, Sylvia HerbertPreprint 2026Jan 31, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods

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Jan 31, 2026

Adaptive mass-spring dynamics modeling and verification of wall-reaction locomotion for robots in space station

Cheng Zhao, Caizhi Fan, Zhaokui Wang, Bin ZhangEngineering Computations 2026Jan 30, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Motion Planning & Navigation Manipulation & Grasping

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Jan 30, 2026

Towards Space-Based Environmentally-Adaptive Grasping

Leonidas Askianakis, Aleksandr ArtemovPreprint 2026Jan 29, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIManipulation & Grasping Learning-based Methods

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Jan 29, 2026

A Practical Framework of Key Performance Indicators for Multi-Robot Lunar and Planetary Field Tests

Julia Richter, David Oberacker, Gabriela Ligeza, Valentin T. Bickel +9 moreICRA Workshop 2026 3 citedJan 28, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Multi-Robot & Swarms Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation

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Jan 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

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Jan 28, 2026

Machine Learning-Based Evaluation of Attitude Sensor Characteristics Using Microsatellite Flight Data

Yuji SakamotoPreprint 2026Jan 27, 2026

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

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Jan 27, 2026

The S3LI Vulcano Dataset: A Dataset for Multi-Modal SLAM in Unstructured Planetary Environments

Riccardo Giubilato, Marcus Gerhard Müller, Marco Sewtz, Laura Alejandra Encinar Gonzalez +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2026 5 citedJan 27, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPerception & State Estimation Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Learning-based Methods

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Jan 27, 2026

Geometric Approaches to 6-DoF Pose Estimation for Autonomous Spacecraft Docking

Mansi A. Patel, Komal Prajapati, Raj HakaniInternational Conference on Image Processing and Capsule Networks (ICIPCN) 2026Jan 27, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Guidance, Dynamics & Control

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Jan 27, 2026

Economic Impact of Priority Queues on Geostationary Satellite Servicing Systems

Bryce Cunningham, Koki HoJSR 2026 1 citedJan 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING ORBITAL ROBOTICS

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Jan 27, 2026

LILI (Long-term Ice-field Levitating Investigator): A Mars Aerial and Ground Explorer for Glaciers and Polar Ice Fields

Natasha Schatzman, Michelle Dominguez, Pascal Lee, Keiko Nagami +3 moreTransformative Vertical Flight 2026Jan 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS

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Jan 27, 2026

Structural Analysis of a Mars Science Helicopter Blade: Lessons Learned

Dorcas V Kaweesa, Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, Joshua Bowman13th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium 2026Jan 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Perseverance

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Jan 27, 2026

Advances and Innovations in the Multi-Agent Robotic System (MARS) Challenge

Li Kang, Heng Zhou, Xiufeng Song, Rui Li +40 moreNeurIPS Workshop 2025 2 citedJan 26, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Multi-Robot & Swarms Manipulation & Grasping Foundation Models & LLMs

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Jan 26, 2026