Ultra-small lunar rover LEV-1 wins technology award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

On Thursday, April 24, 2025 at the award presentation ceremony for the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers held in Minato-ku, Tokyo, the ultra-small lunar rover LEV-1, a forerunner project in which multiple members of the Moonshot Kunii Project took part, received the 2024 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Technology Award.

FY2024 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Award (Technology)
“Ultra-small lunar rover achieving fully autonomous control and hopping traversal”

Takao Maeda (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Kento Yoshikawa (JAXA)
Masatsugu Otsuki (JAXA)
Tetsuo Yoshimitsu (JAXA)
Yasuharu Kunii (Chuo University)

FY2024 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Awards announcement page https://www.jsme.or.jp/20250314/

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Awards are prestigious awards established in 1958 with the aim of encouraging the development of mechanical engineering and industry in Japan.