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Reward-Free Continual Adaptation for Resilient Space Robots
Andrej Orsula, Miguel Olivares-Mendez, Carol Martinez
Space robots operate in extreme environments where hardware degradation can critically compromise traditional control strategies. While continual reinforcement learning offers a pr…
Space Robotics Bench: Robot Learning Beyond Earth
Andrej Orsula, Matthieu Geist, Miguel Olivares-Mendez +1
The growing ambition for space exploration demands robust autonomous systems that can operate in unstructured environments under extreme extraterrestrial conditions. The adoption o…
Learning Tool-Aware Adaptive Compliant Control for Autonomous Regolith Excavation
Andrej Orsula, Matthieu Geist, Miguel Olivares-Mendez +1
Autonomous regolith excavation is a cornerstone of in-situ resource utilization for a sustained human presence beyond Earth. However, this task is fundamentally hindered by the com…
Sim2Dust: Mastering Dynamic Waypoint Tracking on Granular Media
Andrej Orsula, Matthieu Geist, Miguel Olivares-Mendez +1
Reliable autonomous navigation across the unstructured terrains of distant planetary surfaces is a critical enabler for future space exploration. However, the deployment of learnin…
Visual Servoing for Robotic On-Orbit Servicing: A Survey
Lina María Amaya-Mejía, Mohamed Ghita, Jan Dentler +2
On-orbit servicing (OOS) activities will power the next big step for sustainable exploration and commercialization of space. Developing robotic capabilities for autonomous OOS oper…
Leveraging Procedural Generation for Learning Autonomous Peg-in-Hole Assembly in Space
Andrej Orsula, Matthieu Geist, Miguel Olivares-Mendez +1
The ability to autonomously assemble structures is crucial for the development of future space infrastructure. However, the unpredictable conditions of space pose significant chall…