3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems
Masahiro Ono, Daniel Selva, Morgan L. Cable +23
The surface and subsurface of worlds beyond Mars remain largely unexplored. Yet these worlds hold keys to fundamental questions in planetary science - from potentially habitable su…
cs.RO2026
Autonomous Sea Turtle Robot for Marine Fieldwork
Zach J. Patterson, Emily Sologuren, Levi Cai +4
Autonomous robots can transform how we observe marine ecosystems, but close-range operation in reefs and other cluttered habitats remains difficult. Vehicles must maneuver safely n…
cs.RO2025
A Unified Stochastic Mechanism Underlying Collective Behavior in Ants, Physical Systems, and Robotic Swarms
Lianhao Yin, Haiping Yu, Pascal Spino +1
Biological swarms, such as ant colonies, achieve collective goals through decentralized and stochastic individual behaviors. Similarly, physical systems composed of gases, liquids,…