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 ↗
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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
Where MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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)
Common questions
- What is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
- Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.
- How much does MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) cost?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) from Lunar Outpost. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is made by Lunar Outpost, based in Arvada, Colorado, USA, founded in 2017.
- Where is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
- Can you buy MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) include Chang'e Lander, Mira, W-Series Capsule, Astrobee.
- How does MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) compare to Chang'e Lander?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) a top space?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) ranks in roughly the top 55% of space models tracked by the registry.
- What is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)'s maturity stage?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
- Is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) safe?
- MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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 49th percentile but verifies reality at the 28th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +20.9, 8th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
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: Jul 21, 2026