NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The world's leading space robotics lab. JPL built the Mars rovers (Curiosity, Perseverance), Ingenuity helicopter, and develops autonomous systems for environments where human teleoperation is impossible.
Notable achievements
Curiosity rover, Perseverance rover, Ingenuity Mars helicopter (first powered flight on another planet), Europa Lander concepts, DARPA robotics contributions.
Notable work
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
Artificial Intelligence enhanced smart welding islands: Foundation models revolutionizing manufacturing
Xiwei Wu, Wei Wu, Qiqi Chen +6 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
A hierarchical approach to imitation learning for manipulation tasks requiring time varying forces
Rishabh Shukla, Adithya Santhosh, Shaili Gandhi +2 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
DTORS: Fast autonomous exploration based on Dynamic Trajectory Optimization and Revisitable Strategy
Jiangpeng Zheng, An Wang, Chen Jia +3 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Design and dynamic performance prediction of a novel large-aperture offset-feed deployable antenna
Chuang Shi, Tianming Liu, Ning Xue +6 more
Aerospace Science and Technology · 2026
Lightweight visual SLAM and traversability mapping for space robotics: Real-time operation in challenging environments
César Debeunne, Alex Torres, Damien Vivet
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Robotics and AI for prefabrication of steel building components: Systematic review and future roadmap
Misha Afaq, Souravik Dutta, Arash Hosseini Gourabpasi +2 more
Automation in Construction · 2026