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.

Yes. Yutu-2 Rover is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yutu-2 Rover is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.

1 verified deployment of Yutu-2 Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.

Yutu-2 Rover is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Yutu-2 Rover include Chang'e Lander, Mira, W-Series Capsule, spacevan.

Yutu-2 Rover and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Yutu-2 Rover has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Yutu-2 Rover ranks in roughly the top 43% of space models tracked by the registry.

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.

Yutu-2 Rover has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Aug 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.