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Official S-Booster 2026 DEMODAY & Business Matching banner: December 7, 2026, Tokyo
Official S-Booster 2026 DEMODAY & Business Matching visual. Source: SPACETIDE event website.
Press release

Joining S-Booster 2026 DEMODAY & Business Matching

We will participate in S-Booster 2026 DEMODAY & Business Matching at Tokyo Innovation Base on December 7, 2026, connecting with companies and investors as we work toward new lunar infrastructure.

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Press release

Selected for S-Booster 2026 space business program

Alterna Robotics has been selected for S-Booster 2026, operated by SPACETIDE, to refine its space business through expert mentoring and connections with companies and investors.

Press release

Development begins on commercializing shared lunar compute

We have started building the middleware that lets multiple lunar robots share compute resources, along with rovers for ground demonstration.

Press release

Selected for MiTOHOKU Program

Alterna Robotics has been selected for MiTOHOKU Program, which supports young innovators with ties to Tohoku in turning their ideas into reality.

Engineering blog

Lu-MoS ver2 completes driving tests

Basic driving behaviour confirmed on the four-wheel skid-steer rover with a rocker mechanism.

Press release

Work starts on the connection spec for lunar compute

We are consolidating requirements from NASA and Japanese government plans into a draft interoperability specification.

Ryoji Nagahara (left) and Ai Danishi (right) celebrating their win at Red Bull Basement Japan Final
Red Bull Basement Japan Final 2026 award ceremony. Photo: Jason Halayko / Red Bull Content Pool
Press release

Red Bull Basement Japan WINNERS — Selected to represent Japan at the World Final

Lu-MoS won Red Bull Basement Japan Final 2026, earning a place at the World Final in San Francisco as Japan's representative.

Engineering blog

Lessons from nine rover generations at ARES Project

On designing and building nine rover generations in four years — chassis, control systems and robotic arms, all in house.