Researchers Developing Autonomous Lunar Transportation System

University of Toronto Partnering with MDA Space on the Program

[L-R] PhD student Alec Krawciw, Professor Tim Barfoot stand beside CSA’s Lunar Exploration Light Rover

Autonomy algorithms developed by researchers at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) could one day make cargo transport on the moon safer and more efficient for astronauts.

“Teach-and-repeat algorithms allow us to pilot the …