Observed arrival · 2026-11-05
Kittle Industries’ off-world construction simulator
Kittle Industries presents a browser game where players operate excavators on lunar and Martian terrain, with play sessions intended to generate robot-training data.
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- Robotics teams exploring autonomous off-world construction
- Worth noticing
- The site reports a 19% median excavation-force error across 21 NASA Glenn bucket tests, with individual errors ranging from −24% to +74%.
Field notes
The page separates its work into a fast skill layer for moment-to-moment control and a slower planning layer for deciding where to dig, dump, and drive. It says imitation learning currently uses scripted-expert data, while reinforcement learning and sim-to-real testing remain planned. Its NASA Glenn comparison reports a 19% median excavation-force error, but the stated range spans −24% to +74%.
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