Puli Space Technologies

Budapest-based Puli Space Technologies is a dedicated team of Hungarian professionals and space enthusiasts, named after the Puli, a dog-breed long used by shepherds for the protection and guidance of livestock in Hungary. Pulis are revered for their extraordinary intelligence, obedience, and playful temperament. Team Puli was an official Google Lunar XPRIZE contestant, and concentrates on the development of an affordable lightweight planetary rover platform, with unique mobility capabilities carrying payloads, as well as payload instruments, which can survive the harsh lunar environment, explore lunar resources and support In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) on the Moon. We keep a close look on down-to-earth applications like landmine detection. We will also catapult Hungary to the Moon. With our unique wheel-leg (wheg) based mobility concept, Puli's robust and simple rover design is capable of negotiating rough terrains under extreme conditions. The team tested this design successfully in various Lunar Analogue Sites in the Moroccan desert, on the slopes of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii and on a rock glacier in the Alps. Puli Space also considers it a top priority to promote scientific thinking and to encourage students in choosing a career in science.