The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Ceres Robotics: 2 models. 3 sources back the record.
CategorySpace
Overview
Ceres Robotics is a commercial space robotics company building autonomous lunar landers and rovers for NASA CLPS missions. Founded 2017 by NASA veteran. Products include B5 Lunar Lander (500 kg payload to lunar surface) and CR3 Rover. NASA CLPS vendor. Completed PDR for B5 Lander. Partnered with Voyager Space Systems for manufacturing.
Reality check
Mission (company-claimed)
Designs, builds and tests landers, rovers and other robots for off-world work.
Listed address (company-claimed)
599 Fairchild Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043.
B5 Lander and CR3 rover (company-claimed)
The B5 Lander serves lunar lander and orbital missions with up to a metric ton of payload; the CR3 is a lunar surface mobility and science rover.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
NASA CLPS
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
CR3 Rover
Planetary surface mobility rover designed for lunar scientific and engineering operations. Usable for a wide variety of lunar surface exploration tasks as part of Ceres Robotics' Missions as a Service model.
Current platform
B5 Lunar Lander
Lunar lander prototype by Ceres Robotics, designed for autonomous payload delivery to the lunar surface with capabilities for surface mobility and sample collection
Partnerships
Every company Ceres Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NASA1× joint
- 2Voyager Space1× joint
Most recent
- Ceres Robotics x Voyager Space2024-05-16with Voyager Spaceoperating
- Ceres Robotics x NASA CLPS2019-11-18with NASAoperating
Ceres Robotics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (5)
- Michael Sims CEO & Founder, Foundersecondary-verified
- Udit Shah Chief Engineersecondary-verified
- Pascal Lee Chief Scientistsecondary-verified
- Michael Sims Founder & Chair of the Board
- Kelly Larson CEO
Founders (2)
- Michael Simscofounderno longer at company
- Michael Simscofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Ceres Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Ceres Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names Ceres Robotics.
Robots and products (2)
People (4)
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Ceres Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Ceres Robotics x Voyager Space2024-05-16with Voyager Spaceoperating
- Ceres Robotics x NASA CLPS2019-11-18with NASAoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1NASA1× joint
- 2Voyager Space1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Ceres Robotics x Voyager SpacewithVoyager Spacemanufacturing2024-05-16operating
- Ceres Robotics x NASA CLPSwithNASAdeployment2019-11-18operating
Funding rounds (1)
- SBIRGrant or award, not equity2023-10-31
Investors: NASA (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Ceres Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCeres Robotics x Voyager Space
2024-05-16Ceres Robotics partners with Voyager Space Exploration Systems for manufacturing and integration of the B5 Lunar Lander at Voyager's Center of Excellence in Ohio, leveraging AS9100-certified quality management systems.
Funding roundSBIR funding round
2023-10-31SBIR raising $0
PartnershipCeres Robotics x NASA CLPS
2019-11-18Ceres Robotics was selected by NASA as a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) vendor in November 2019, granting the right to bid on fixed-price contracts for payload delivery to the lunar surface. The CLPS program has a cumulative maximum contract value of $2.6 billion. Ceres provides end-to-end mission services including payload delivery, integration, mission operations, and precision landing.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2019-06-01Seed
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ceres Robotics.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ceres Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Why Is the Space Robotics Market Emerging as a Strategic
NASA's Skyrocketing Need for Cargo Deliveries to the Moon
Ceres Robotics, Inc. Completes Preliminary Design Review of B5 Lunar Lander
Ceres Robotics completed PDR of its B5 Lunar Lander, a mission-configurable lander capable of delivering 500 kg payloads to the lunar surface under NASA's CLPS program. Partners…
Amdavadi star aims for Moon
Ceres Robotics, Inc. Awarded SBIR Contract from NASA for Lunar Surface Solar Power
Ceres Robotics awarded NASA SBIR Phase I contract to develop a 50-kW Mobile Solar Truss Mast for lunar surface power, supporting Artemis program habitats, rovers, and…
CLPS Providers
Space Venture Spotlight: Ceres Robotics
Edmund Hillary Fellowship spotlight on Ceres Robotics, a space venture building autonomous lunar landers and rovers, including details on their NASA CLPS contract and lunar…
Who’s Who: Lunar Landers and Rovers
Founder Institute joins forces with NASA Ames, MassRobotics to launch AI, robotics accelerator program in Boston
NASA partners with SpaceX, Blue Origin, and more to send large payloads to the Moon
New Companies Join Growing Ranks of NASA Partners for Artemis Program
Ceres Robotics Lunar Lander Concept
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ceres-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ceres-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ad0875ad-1d3d-47e4-9ff9-9c58272194d8
- Revision history: /companies/ceres-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Ceres Robotics draws attention at the 63rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 26, 2026