The interest in exploring planetary bodies for scientific investigation and in situ resource
utilization is ever-rising. Yet, many sites of interest are inaccessible to state-of-the-art …

Legged robots can have a unique role in manipulating objects in dynamic, human-centric, or
otherwise inaccessible environments. Although most legged robotics research to date …

Teams of mobile robots will play a crucial role in future missions to explore the surfaces of
extraterrestrial bodies. Setting up infrastructure and taking scientific samples are expensive …

In this article, we present SpaceClimber, 1 a six‐legged, bio‐inspired, energy‐efficient and
adaptable free‐climbing robot for mobility on steep gradients. The long‐term stool is to …

Minimization of energy consumption plays a key role in the locomotion of a multi-legged
robot used for various purposes. Turning gaits are the most general and important factors for …

This paper presents the multirobot team RIMRES (Reconfigurable Integrated Multirobot
Exploration System), which is comprised of a wheeled rover, a legged scout, and several …

Planetary exploration has been carried out with solitary probes since the nineteen-sixties; on
the other hand, the newly emerging paradigm for robotic exploration shows multi-expertize …

Abstract Recent advancements in Multi-Robot Systems (MRS) and mesh network
technologies pave the way for innovative approaches to explore extreme environments. The …

Space resource utilisation is opening a new space era. The scientific proof of the presence
of water ice on the south pole of the Moon, the recent advances in oxygen extraction from …

Abstract In 2021 the Modular Mechatronics Infrastructure (MMI) was introduced as a solution
to reduce weight, costs, and development time in robotic planetary missions. With …