Explorera
Explorera is a modular platform designed to facilitate autonomous exploration and data collection across multiple environments, including terrestrial, underwater, and space analogue settings. The platform combines a configurable hardware chassis with a software stack that supports perception, planning, and control, enabling researchers and educators to prototype exploration missions without building systems from scratch. Explorera originated from a multinational collaboration of universities, research institutes, and industry partners aimed at standardizing tools for exploratory robotics and environmental sensing.
Hardware and software components are designed to be interoperable. The base chassis supports wheels or tracks
Applications for Explorera span academic research, field robotics demonstrations, and educational programs. It has been employed
Development and reception emphasize openness and collaboration. The project is released under an open-source license with
Related topics include autonomous robotics, field robotics, SLAM, and planetary analogue research.