Autonomous wheeled-legged robots have the potential to transform logistics systems,
improving operational efficiency and adaptability in urban environments. Navigating urban …

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 …

In this article, we show that learned policies can be applied to solve legged locomotion
control tasks with extensive flight phases, such as those encountered in space exploration …

This paper introduces SpaceBok, a quadrupedal robot created to investigate dynamic
legged locomotion for the exploration of low-gravity celestial bodies. With a hip height of 500 …

Jum** locomotion has the potential to enable legged robots to overcome obstacles and
travel efficiently on low-gravity celestial bodies. We present how the 22 kg quadruped robot …

Planetary exploration robots encounter challenging terrain during operation. Vision-based
approaches have failed to reliably predict soil characteristics in the past, making it necessary …

Celestial bodies such as the Moon and Mars are mainly covered by loose, granular soil, a
notoriously challenging terrain to traverse with (wheeled) robotic systems. Here, we present …

We present SpaceHopper, a three-legged, small-scale robot designed for future mobile
exploration of asteroids and moons. The robot weighs 5.2 kg and has a body size of 245 mm …

Adapting to the ground enables stable footholds in legged locomotion by exploiting the
structure of the terrain. On that account, we present a passive adaptive planar foot with three …

Mantis is a six-legged walking robotic system that is designed for locomotion in uneven
terrain as well as to perform manipulation tasks. Mantis is one involved robotic system in the …