Abstract Purpose of Review With the continued interest in scientific space exploration and
rapid development of the commercialized space sector, there have been a wide array of …

Despite the success so far accomplished in the robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars,
the constraints associated with newly proposed mission concepts manifest the need for a …

In early 2011, NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) released a set of technology
roadmaps with the aim of fostering the development of concepts and cross-cutting …

This study presents the electromechanical design, the control approach, and the results of a
field test campaign with the hybrid wheeled‐leg rover SherpaTT. The rover ranges in the …

A rock‐climbing robot is presented that can free climb on vertical, overhanging, and inverted
rock faces. This type of system has applications to extreme terrain on Mars or for sustained …

Some of the most appealing science targets for future exploration missions in our solar
system lie in terrains that are inaccessible to state‐of‐the‐art rover technology. This paper …

Actively articulated wheel-on-leg rovers offer high degrees of mobility for traversing
unstructured and scientifically interesting terrain. An ability to actively conform to the terrain …

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 …

This paper contributes an extensive review of the history from the former robotics to the
present providing a particular emphasis on innovative technical contents of robotic …

Scarab is a prototype rover for Lunar missions to survey resources in polar craters. It is
designed as a prospector that would use a deep coring drill and apply soil analysis …