Robot model
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)
Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.
- Manufacturer
- Lunar Outpost
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- lunaroutpost.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform), a space by Lunar Outpost (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.
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Key facts
Type
Specs
Role
Autonomy
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
The MAPP rover was delivered to the lunar surface aboard the Athena lander, but the lander came to rest on its side, preventing the rover from deploying and exiting.
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Lunar Outpost MAPP rover overview
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 6, 2025
at The Moon
Deployment-verified media (1)
Lunar Outpost's capability overview of its MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) lunar rover. The 'autonomous prospecting' framing is the maker's.
From deployment: The Moon
Safety record
No incidents on record for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform).
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform).Recent coverage
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lunar Outpost Secures 0M Series B
Lunar Outpost raised a 0M Series B led by Industrious Ventures to build off-planet mobility and in-space infrastructure, including lunar rovers for NASA missions.
NASA Awards Lunar Outpost 20M for Lunar Terrain Vehicle
NASA awarded Lunar Outpost 20M to build and deliver the first phase of Lunar Terrain Vehicles (LTVs) for moon base operations.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/mapp-rover.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/ff91d6b3-346a-4a50-8b97-c7d970ca6904
- Revision history: /models/mapp-rover/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) draws attention at the 59th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +40.6, 9th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 5, 2026