Tohoku University Space Robotics Laboratory
Sendai, Japan university lab led by Kazuya Yoshida; researches planetary rovers, orbital servicing robots, and lunar-outpost construction robotics.
The Space Robotics Laboratory is a research group in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Tohoku University's Graduate School of Engineering in Sendai, Japan, directed by Professor Kazuya Yoshida. The laboratory operates as part of the university rather than as a commercial venture.
Its research covers orbital servicing robots for space station operations, lunar and planetary exploration rovers, robotic construction methods for lunar outposts such as electron-beam regolith solidification, and microsatellite missions. Current projects include MoonBot, a lunar exploration robot tested in joint experiments with ESA and DLR, and the HOKUSHIN-1 ultra-small satellite, developed with partner institutions under JAXA's J-CUBE program toward a planned 2026 launch. The laboratory's work builds on Tohoku University's long-running role in Japanese planetary exploration, including research tied to the Hayabusa asteroid sample-return missions.
Tohoku University holds Japan's Research Excellence University designation, which the laboratory has used to recruit international researchers into its space robotics programs.
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