esplor
Esplor is a fictional umbrella concept used to describe an international, multidisciplinary program of autonomous exploration across land, air, water, and space. In science fiction, educational materials, and speculative design, esplor serves as a case study for integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, and data science into coordinated exploration missions. It is not a real-world project but a template used to discuss system architecture and governance for future exploration.
The term originates from a generic blend of exploration vocabulary and a stylized program-name suffix; in practice,
Concept and architecture: Esplor envisions a mission architecture built from three layers. First, modular platforms, including
Operations and missions: imagined applications include long-term environmental monitoring, disaster response, planetary analogue research, and extreme-environment
See also: Robotics, Autonomous systems, Planetary exploration, Open science.