Ultralight Modular Robotic Building Blocks for the Rapid Deployment of Planetary Outposts Mustafa E. Karagozler Brian Kirby Wei Jie Lee Eugene Marinelli Tze Chang Ng Michael P Weller Seth C. Goldstein 10.1184/R1/6611198.v1 https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Ultralight_Modular_Robotic_Building_Blocks_for_the_Rapid_Deployment_of_Planetary_Outposts/6611198 We examine how modular robots can be used to enable remote robotic construction of planetary and orbital outposts. Each modular robot, called a catom, contains sufficient actuation, adhesion, control, and power to allow it to function as part of an ensemble of similar units. We describe the catom design and construction as well as initial experiments carried out to verify the system. 2002-11-01 00:00:00 computer sciences