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NASA Launches 2026 Challenge for Lunar Construction Robots

9/10/2025

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NASA announced the 2026 Lunabotics Challenge, inviting teams to design robots for lunar construction as part of the Artemis program.
Teams will create robots to build berms from lunar regolith, essential for future missions.
Berms will offer blast protection, shading for cryogenic tanks, and radiation shielding.
An in-person qualifying event occurs May 12-17, 2026, in Orlando, Florida.
The top 10 teams will compete at Kennedy Space Center from May 19-21, 2026, with the winner receiving the Lunabotics Grand Prize.

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NASA announced the 2026 Lunabotics Challenge, inviting teams to design robots for lunar construction as part of the Artemis program.
Teams will create robots to build berms from lunar regolith, essential for future missions.
Berms will offer blast protection, shading for cryogenic tanks, and radiation shielding.
An in-person qualifying event occurs May 12-17, 2026, in Orlando, Florida.
The top 10 teams will compete at Kennedy Space Center from May 19-21, 2026, with the winner receiving the Lunabotics Grand Prize.