3 papers
cs.RO2024
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…
cs.RO2024
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…
cs.RO2024
ReachBot Field Tests in a Mojave Desert Lava Tube as a Martian Analog
Tony G. Chen, Julia Di, Stephanie Newdick +3
ReachBot is a robot concept for the planetary exploration of caves and lava tubes, which are often inaccessible with traditional robot locomotion methods. It uses extendable booms…