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Locomotion as Manipulation with ReachBot
Tony G. Chen, Stephanie Newdick, Julia Di +5
Caves and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars are sites of geological and astrobiological interest but consist of terrain that is inaccessible with traditional robot locomotion. To sup…
Martian Exploration of Lava Tubes (MELT) with ReachBot: Scientific Investigation and Concept of Operations
Julia Di, Sara Cuevas-Quinones, Stephanie Newdick +4
As natural access points to the subsurface, lava tubes and other caves have become premier targets of planetary missions for astrobiological analyses. Few existing robotic paradigm…
Automatic characterization of boulders on planetary surfaces from high-resolution satellite images
Nils C. Prieur, Brian Amaro, Emiliano Gonzalez +7
Boulders form from a variety of geological processes, which their size, shape, and orientation may help us better understand. Furthermore, they represent potential hazards to space…