Honeybee Robotics

Honeybee Robotics, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRobotics
Space
FoundedJanuary 1, 1983 (1983-01-01)
Founders
  • Steve Gorevan
  • Chris Chapman
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
3 Locations (3 Facilities)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kiel Davis (CEO)
Revenue$75 million USD
Number of employees
284 (2023)
ParentBlue Origin
Websitewww.honeybeerobotics.com

Honeybee Robotics, LLC is an American subsidiary of Blue Origin that builds advanced spacecraft, robotic rovers, and other technologies for the exploration of Mars and other planetary bodies in deep space. The company, headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, has additional facilities in Altadena, California and Greenbelt, Maryland. The company has 284 employees and creates exploration systems, infrastructure systems, and motion control software for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Blue Origin, and other customers. On May 19th, 2023, Honeybee Robotics' parent company, Blue Origin, won a $3.4 Billion contract to build a moon lander and additional spacecraft for NASA's Artemis program. The team, led by Blue Origin, is a partnership between Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic, and Honeybee Robotics.