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Overview
American space robotics company developing drilling, sampling, and manipulation systems for planetary exploration. Now a Blue Origin company. Hardware has been on Mars since 2004 — drills on Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance rovers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Parent
HQ
Founded
Mars heritage
Products
NASA missions
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
View all models →Honeybee Robotics on the deployment map
Where Honeybee Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Chris Chapman Co-founderreported, not verified
- Steve Gorevan Co-founderreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Steve Gorevancofounderno longer at company
- Chris Chapmancofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Honeybee 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
Honeybee Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Honeybee Robotics x NASA with NASAdevelopment
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Honeybee Robotics?
- American space robotics company developing drilling, sampling, and manipulation systems for planetary exploration. Now a Blue Origin company. Hardware has been on Mars since 2004 — drills on Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance rovers.
- What does Honeybee Robotics make?
- Honeybee Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: TRIDENT Lunar Drill (Honeybee Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is Honeybee Robotics publicly traded?
- Honeybee Robotics is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Honeybee Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Honeybee Robotics building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, Astrobotic Technology, China National Space Administration, Astroscale.
- Who is the CEO of Honeybee Robotics?
- Chris Chapman is the founder of Honeybee Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Honeybee Robotics?
- Honeybee Robotics has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.
- Where is Honeybee Robotics headquartered?
- Honeybee Robotics is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, USA.
- Who owns Honeybee Robotics?
- Honeybee Robotics has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.
- Where does Honeybee Robotics operate robots?
- Honeybee 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.
- Is Honeybee Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Honeybee Robotics ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Honeybee Robotics founded?
- Honeybee Robotics was founded in 1983.
- Is Honeybee Robotics safe?
- Honeybee Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Honeybee Robotics.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Honeybee Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/honeybee-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/honeybee-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d16ba279-d04f-458b-bb19-40ef08a4abcd
- Revision history: /companies/honeybee-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Reality vs attention
Honeybee Robotics draws attention at the 15th 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: Jul 21, 2026