Visiting Research — Tohoku University 🇯🇵
Visiting Research
Tohoku University 🇯🇵 June–July 2025
Visiting researcher in the Space Robotics Lab (Sendai, Japan 🇯🇵) under Prof. Kazuya Yoshida. Built autonomous lunar navigation and interaction for a rover: Dijkstra-based path planning, camera-based object detection for perception, and custom hardware integration for gripper control and onboard planning.
- I was selected as the top-1 student from Sapienza University of Rome for partecipating to the exchange.
- Led MoonBot Navigation project.
- Project won the TESP 2025 Competition
- Won a Research Certificate of Excellence
Role
Visiting Researcher in Space Robotics
Supervisor
Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
Outcome
TESP 2025 Winner + Research Certificate of Excellence
MoonBot Navigation
An autonomous navigation and object-interaction stack for a lunar rover prototype.
Project page 
GitHub Repository - Planner: Dijkstra-based waypoint navigation with dynamic obstacle handling.
- Perception: Visual object detection and tracking to trigger tasks and avoid hazards.
- Hardware: Custom gripper actuation and onboard execution for reliable field operation.
Research Certificate of Excellence
This certificate documents both the completion of the TESP 2025 program and the research distinction awarded at the end of the visit. It acts as the formal record of the exchange period, the competition result, and the recognition obtained during the stay in Sendai.