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Total Citations
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About
Peter Lehner is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous systems, planetary exploration, and mobile manipulation. His research has fundamentally advanced how robots can operate independently—and collaboratively—in remote, communication-delayed environments such as the Moon and Mars. Lehner has been a driving force behind landmark projects including ARCHES and ROBEX, which demonstrated heterogeneous teams of autonomous robots conducting scientific sampling during analogue missions on Mount Etna and beyond. His development of the Light Weight Rover Unit (LRU), a compact and agile rover prototype that succeeded in the SpaceBotCamp Challenge, showcased his ability to translate theoretical advances into practical, field-ready systems. With contributions spanning multi-robot coordination, hybrid motion planning, and machine learning-accelerated collision checking—exemplified by his CollisionGP algorithm—Lehner's portfolio reflects both breadth and depth. His most cited work, the ARCHES demonstration mission paper (98 citations), underscores the growing community recognition of his contributions to cooperative space robotics. Collectively, his publications have accumulated hundreds of citations, marking him as an influential figure shaping the future of autonomous planetary and in-space robotic exploration.
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- 2Towards Autonomous Planetary Exploration88 citations · 2017
- 3Mobile manipulation for planetary exploration32 citations · 2018
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