Astrobee is made by NASA Ames Research Center, based in Mountain View, California, USA, founded in 1939.

Where is Astrobee deployed?

1 verified deployment of Astrobee is on the DEPLOY registry, including at International Space Station.

What is Astrobee's maturity stage?

Astrobee is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Robot model

Astrobee

Name: Astrobee
Brand: NASA Ames Research Center

Three cube-shaped free-flying robots that navigate the ISS interior autonomously via vision-based navigation and fan propulsion (Bumble, Honey, Queen).

Astrobee is a space robot built by NASA Ames Research Center. · Documented in 1 deployment in International Space Station.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/astrobee.md
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REST API: /v1/models/83679589-eaf6-4714-9fb2-c26a4368d974
Revision history: /models/astrobee/history
Data documentation: /data
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Form factor: space
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: 83679589-eaf6-4714-9fb2-c26a4368d974

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Specs

role: ISS free-flyer
autonomy: autonomous vision-based free-flight

Recent deployments (1)

Astrobee at International Space StationInternational Space Station

Sources (1)

https://www.nasa.gov/technology/robotics/nasa-seeks-input-for-astrobee-free-flying-space-robots/

Common questions

What is Astrobee?: Three cube-shaped free-flying robots that navigate the ISS interior autonomously via vision-based navigation and fan propulsion (Bumble, Honey, Queen).
Who makes Astrobee?: Astrobee is made by NASA Ames Research Center, based in Mountain View, California, USA, founded in 1939.
Where is Astrobee deployed?: 1 verified deployment of Astrobee is on the DEPLOY registry, including at International Space Station.
What is Astrobee's maturity stage?: Astrobee is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.