Current space exploration roadmaps envision exploring the surface geology of celestial
bodies with robots for both scientific research and in situ resource utilization. In such …

Haptic technology uses forces, vibrations, and movements to simulate a sense of touch. In
the context of spacesuits, proposals to use haptic systems are scant despite evidence of …

This paper summarises the first outcomes of the space demonstration mission of the
ARCHES project which could have been performed this year from 13 june until 10 july on …

Robotics is vital to the continued development toward Lunar and Martian exploration, in-situ
resource utilization, and surface infrastructure construction. Large-scale extra-terrestrial …

This paper was initially intended to report on the outcome of the twice postponed
demonstration mission of the ARCHES project. Due to the global COVID pandemic, it has …

Perspective-taking and attentional switching are some of the ergonomic challenges that
existing teleoperation human-machine interface designs need to address. This study …

Crewed missions to celestial bodies such as Moon and Mars are in the focus of an
increasing number of space agencies. Precautions to ensure a safe landing of the crew on …

Any future outer space exploration and exploitation should more fully consider disaster and
health risks as part of aiming for sustainability. The advent of the so‐called “New Space” …

The METERON project (Multipurpose End-To-End Robotics Operations Network) was
implemented by the European Space Agency as an initiative to prepare Europe for future …

With increasing dexterity and robustness of robotic manipulation systems, their field of
applications expands. Due to the still limited capabilities of autonomous agents and the …