提出六阶段太空采矿机器人架构,推动自主采矿技术发展
Mining beyond Earth with Space Robots: Exploration, Sampling, and Extraction

- 构建探索-采样-提取六阶段机器人系统框架
- 整合多机器人协同与自主资源提取技术
- 适合航天科技、机器人及深空探测研究者参考
太空资源获取与利用(简称太空采矿)是实现持续人类深空探索和开拓商业机遇的关键路径,主要资源包括月球与火星的氦-3、水和矿产,以及小行星上的丰富矿藏。由于空间环境恶劣、通信延迟高、发射成本昂贵,发展自主机器人系统对实现高效、低成本的太空采矿至关重要。本文系统综述了太空采矿机器人及相关技术,提出涵盖六阶段的体系架构:探索阶段包含(1)遥感目标识别与(2)原位机器人精准探测;采样阶段从(3)单机器人小规模采样演进至(4)多机器人大规模挖掘;提取阶段融合(5)自主资源提取与(6)就地建造或地球运输集成。同时,整理并汇编现有研究资源,包括真实任务数据、地球类比数据集和高保真仿真环境。最后,识别自主太空采矿的关键挑战,并绘制战略研究路线图,以弥合技术差距,推动可持续地外经济的发展。为跟踪进展,维护更新项目列表:https://github.com/OpenSpace-Lab/Space-Mining-with-Robotics-List。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Space resource acquisition and utilization, commonly referred to as Space Mining, represent critical pathways for enabling sustained human exploration and unlocking commercial opportunities in space. These resources mainly include helium-3, water, mineral resources on the Moon and Mars, and abundant mineral deposits on asteroids. Due to the harsh conditions of space, communication delays, and high launch costs, the development of autonomous robotic systems is critical to achieving efficient, cost-effective space mining. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of space mining robotics and associated technologies. First, we review the background of space mining, including international policies, commercial entities, and recent advancements. We define a systematic six-stage architecture for space mining: Exploration is initiated by (1) remote sensing for target identification and (2) precise in situ robotic detection; Sampling progresses from (3) single-robot small-scale sampling to (4) multi-robot large-scale excavation; and Extraction integrates (5) autonomous resource extraction and (6) final integration into in situ construction or terrestrial transport. Additionally, we review and curate existing resources for space mining research, including real-world mission data, terrestrial analog datasets, and high-fidelity simulation environments. Finally, we identify critical open challenges in autonomous space mining and delineate a strategic research roadmap to bridge current technological gaps, fostering the transition toward a sustainable off-world economy. To track ongoing developments in space mining, we maintain an updated project page: https://github.com/OpenSpace-Lab/Space-Mining-with-Robotics-List.
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