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Jun 22 – Jun 28, 2026 · 12 papers published

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PLANETARY ROBOTICS 3 ISRU & CONSTRUCTION 2 ORBITAL ROBOTICS 5 IN-SPACE SERVICING 2

He3-Seeker: Robotic Information Planning for Lunar Helium-3 Distribution Mapping

Dong Li, Yujie Zheng, Chengdeng Cao, Siyu Teng +3 moreiSpaRo 2026 2 citedJun 27, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Motion Planning & Navigation Learning-based Methods

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Jun 27, 2026

Building AI-Ready Data Systems for Space Life Sciences, Aerospace Medicine, and Deep Space Exploration

Sylvain V. Costes, Sergio Garcia Busto, Ryan T. Scott, James A. Casaletto +14 morePreprint 2026Jun 27, 2026

Space × AI

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Jun 27, 2026

Comprehensive review of swarm intelligence for space robotics

Zixuan Zhang, Zheng Hong ZhuProgress in Aerospace Sciences 2026Jun 26, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Multi-Robot & Swarms Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

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Jun 26, 2026

Spacecraft Fiducial Marker for Autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking

Ravi Kumar Thakur, Matouš Vrba, Martin SaskaPreprint 2026Jun 25, 2026

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Manipulation & Grasping

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Jun 25, 2026

Use of In-Space Manufacturing Waste to Strengthen Martian Soil

Mohammad I. Hossain, Arshad I. Mohammed, Mohammed F. K. QasimiASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD) 2026Jun 25, 2026

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING ORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS

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Jun 25, 2026

AI-Based Lunar Hazard Detection for Autonomous Landing

Prof. Smita Wagh, Durgesh Shirole, Avdhut Mane, Shashank Zende +1 morePublished 2026Jun 25, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

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Jun 25, 2026

Reliability-Asymmetric Spacecraft Autonomy: Co-Designing a Capable Learned GNC Stack with a Verified, Adaptation-Aware Runtime Shield

Alireza ShojaeiPreprint 2026Jun 24, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Guidance, Dynamics & Control Foundation Models & LLMs

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Jun 24, 2026

Mixture-of-Experts RL for Fault-Tolerant Legged Locomotion

Giulio Turrisi, Ozan Pali, Luca Oneto, and Claudio SeminiPreprint 2026 4 citedJun 24, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Learning-based Methods

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Jun 24, 2026

Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian finite element models of static and percussive excavation mechanics of lunar regolith and simulants

Jared M. Long-Fox, Robert P. Mueller, Kris A. Zacny, D. T. BrittActa Astronautica 2026Jun 24, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

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Jun 24, 2026

A comprehensive review of multi-dimensional connection interfaces for the on-orbit assembly of space architectures

Chen Yao, Yuhang He, Kaiyue Fan, Yunbo Tang +4 moreBiomimetic Intelligence and Robotics 2026Jun 23, 2026

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING ORBITAL ROBOTICS Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

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Jun 23, 2026

Astrobiology in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

Caleb ScharfAstrobiology 2026 1 citedJun 22, 2026

Space × AILearning-based Methods Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations

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Jun 22, 2026

When Is Availability-Aware Training Worth It? A Benchmark and Empirical Study of Interruption-Resilient Optimization Under Predictable Compute Schedules

Subhadip MitraPreprint 2026Jun 22, 2026

Space × AIFoundation Models & LLMs Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Learning-based Methods

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Jun 22, 2026