# Ceres Robotics: defense robotics company

Canonical ID: `ad0875ad-1d3d-47e4-9ff9-9c58272194d8`

## Key facts

- **Founder:** Dr. Michael Sims (CEO) — NASA veteran
- **Product:** [B5 Lunar Lander](/models/ceres-b5.md) — 500kg payload capacity, robotic manipulations, precision landing
- **Contract:** NASA CLPS vendor — $2.6B cumulative max contract value
- **Milestone:** B5 Preliminary Design Review completed May 2024. Partnered with Voyager Space Systems.
- **Founded:** 2017 by NASA veteran
- **Product — B5 Lander:** 500 kg payload to lunar surface, CLPS vendor, PDR complete
- **Product — CR3 Rover:** Planetary surface mobility rover for lunar science
- **NASA contract:** CLPS vendor, $2.6B cumulative max contract value
- **Partnership:** Voyager Space Systems — manufacturing in Ohio
- **Model:** Missions as a Service — end-to-end lunar mission services
- **CR3 Rover specs:** Planetary surface mobility, science instrument platform
- **MoonPower Lunar Grid:** 50kW vertical solar array, won NASA contract

- **Slug:** ceres-robotics
- **Founded:** 2017
- **HQ:** Oakland, CA, USA

## Models

- [B5 Lunar Lander](/models/ceres-b5.md) (defense) (id: `cfd7811c-8894-4714-ba8a-83f2b3d8a47d`)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Ceres Robotics?

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.

### What does Ceres Robotics make?

Ceres Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: B5 Lunar Lander (Ceres Robotics builds physical robots).

### Where is Ceres Robotics headquartered?

Ceres Robotics is headquartered in Oakland, CA, USA.

### Where does Ceres Robotics operate robots?

Ceres Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (1)

1. **Ceres Robotics (official)** · https://ceresrobotics.com

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