ManufacturerGITAI Defense and Space LLCRobot model · No. 3GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5
Mobile Robots (AMR) · Space and Defense Technologies
Key factDemonstrated on the first rover generation · Distributed controller for each arm joint and each wheel unit
Model specifications
3D mappingDemonstrated on the first rover generation
Actuation controlDistributed controller for each arm joint and each wheel unit
Additional payload/sensor interfacesYes
Anchor pointsYes
Autonomous controlYes
AvailabilityDevelopment / mission and enterprise program; not commercially available as a standard retail robot
Central chassis/body width shownapproximately 800 mm
Current modelR1.5
Drive power supply36–48 V DC
Dual-arm manipulationSupported on configured Lunar Rover systems
Dust mitigationIntegrated on actuation units
Internal communicationEtherCAT + Ethernet
Main computerNVIDIA Jetson Xavier
Mining/drillingDemonstrated
MotorBrushless DC
NationalityJapanese
Optional manipulation systemGITAI Inchworm Robot Arm
Optional navigation sensorHazCam
Overall height shownapproximately 942.5 mm
Power consumption115–1,500 W
Robot typeFour-wheel autonomous lunar robotic rover
Rock/obstacle clearanceDemonstrated over rocks a few dozen centimeters in size
Rock/regolith sample collectionDemonstrated
Rocker-link sensingAbsolute encoder
Rough-terrain traversalDemonstrated
Rover-body IMUVectorNav VN-100
Solar-panel assemblyDemonstrated
TeleoperationYes
Tool changingDemonstrated
Top speed0.24 m/s
Weight280 kg
Wheel diameter0.60 m
Wheel DOFEach wheel has:
Wheel units4
Wheel width0.25 m
Wheelbase shown on side drawing1,200 mm
About the GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5
280 kg four-wheel autonomous lunar work rover designed to perform construction, resource extraction, inspection, maintenance and manipulation tasks for future lunar infrastructure.
Typical applications: Space and Defense Technologies.
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