From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration.

Hirano D, Inazawa M, Sutoh M, Nagata M, Yoneda Y, Watanabe K, Sawada H, Sakoda G, Abe S, Homma S

DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039
Published: 2026 Jun 10
Container: Science robotics
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@article{allodium:10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039,
  title = {From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration.},
  author = {Hirano D and Inazawa M and Sutoh M and Nagata M and Yoneda Y and Watanabe K and Sawada H and Sakoda G and Abe S and Homma S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science robotics},
  doi = {10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039}
}

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TI  - From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration.
AU  - Hirano D
AU  - Inazawa M
AU  - Sutoh M
AU  - Nagata M
AU  - Yoneda Y
AU  - Watanabe K
AU  - Sawada H
AU  - Sakoda G
AU  - Abe S
AU  - Homma S
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science robotics
DO  - 10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039
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D, H., M, I., M, S., M, N., Y, Y., K, W., H, S., G, S., S, A., & S, H. (2026). From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration.. Science robotics. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aec8039

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