Robot model
Yutu-2 Rover
China's lunar far-side rover, deployed by the Chang'e 4 lander (first far-side soft landing, 2019-01-03). Operated primarily by ground command across the Earth-Moon light delay; Chinese sources describe autonomous navigation/obstacle-detection capability, but the specific hazard-avoidance behavior is not corroborated in English-language primary sources (verified-vs-claimed: stated as claimed-capability, not verified). Still mobile as of 2025 (1.6+ km traversed), the longest-lived lunar rover.
Yutu-2 Rover is a space robot built by China National Space Administration. · Documented in 1 deployment in The Moon.
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- Form factor
- space
- Maturity stage
- research
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- ID
d19fa236-a9ff-4410-8a6a-90e3340bf73a
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Specs
- role
- Lunar far-side rover
- landed
- 2019-01-03
- autonomy
- ground-commanded; autonomous-navigation capability claimed by operator, not independently corroborated
Recent deployments (1)
- Yutu-2 Rover at The MoonThe Moon
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Yutu-2 Rover?
- China's lunar far-side rover, deployed by the Chang'e 4 lander (first far-side soft landing, 2019-01-03). Operated primarily by ground command across the Earth-Moon light delay; Chinese sources describe autonomous navigation/obstacle-detection capability, but the specific hazard-avoidance behavior is not corroborated in English-language primary sources (verified-vs-claimed: stated as claimed-capability, not verified). Still mobile as of 2025 (1.6+ km traversed), the longest-lived lunar rover.
- Who makes Yutu-2 Rover?
- Yutu-2 Rover is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.
- Where is Yutu-2 Rover deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Yutu-2 Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
- What is Yutu-2 Rover's maturity stage?
- Yutu-2 Rover is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-06
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: research
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 Yutu-2 Rover.