Robot model
Zhurong Rover
China's first Mars rover (Tianwen-1; landed Utopia Planitia 2021-05-14, drove off 2021-05-22). Operated by ground command with twin-rover path rehearsal on Earth; no autonomous hazard-avoidance system is documented in available sources (verified-vs-claimed: do not overstate as autonomous). Entered planned hibernation 2022-05-18 and never re-established contact (solar-panel dust suspected); presumed lost.
Zhurong Rover is a space robot built by China National Space Administration. · Documented in 1 deployment in Mars.
discontinuedDiscontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.
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- Form factor
- space
- Maturity stage
- research
- Lifecycle
- discontinued
- Deployments
- 1
- ID
88497e12-ad13-4e28-95d9-088e78deb92e
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Specs
- role
- Mars rover
- landed
- 2021-05-14
- status
- presumed lost since 2022-2023 hibernation
- autonomy
- ground-commanded (twin-rover path rehearsal); autonomous hazard avoidance not documented
Recent deployments (1)
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Zhurong Rover?
- China's first Mars rover (Tianwen-1; landed Utopia Planitia 2021-05-14, drove off 2021-05-22). Operated by ground command with twin-rover path rehearsal on Earth; no autonomous hazard-avoidance system is documented in available sources (verified-vs-claimed: do not overstate as autonomous). Entered planned hibernation 2022-05-18 and never re-established contact (solar-panel dust suspected); presumed lost.
- Who makes Zhurong Rover?
- Zhurong Rover is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.
- Where is Zhurong Rover deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Zhurong Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.
- What is Zhurong Rover's maturity stage?
- Zhurong 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.
- Is Zhurong Rover still being made?
- Zhurong Rover is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.
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: discontinued
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 Zhurong Rover.