YAOKI
A very small, light and tough rover designed so that it costs little to ship to the Moon.
Why it matters
Lunar delivery is priced by the kilogram, so a rover that weighs very little costs far less to send, which lets more companies and agencies put their own robot on the Moon.
How the technology works
YAOKI is small enough to fit in a hand, light and strong: Dymon says it survives 100 G impacts and keeps running if it falls over. It rides to the surface in a deployer on a commercial lander and drives off from there.
The first unit reached the Moon on IM-2 in March 2025, but the lander tipped over and lost power, so YAOKI operated and took images from inside its deployer.
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