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mjorbit: A Simulation Framework for Space Robotics

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 7, 2026 · UTC

This paper presents a general framework for simulating multi-body space robots with contact. We bring efficient, large-scale robot simulation to in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing applications. First, we perform an empirical trade study of methods for coupling orbit propagation with existing robotics simulation frameworks. Next, we present mjorbit, a general, flexible, and performant framework built on the MuJoCo engine widely used in robotics, to which we add key spacecraft dynamics, actuators, and sensors. We provide a low-latency C++ CPU backend and a high-throughput GPU backen

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