# Astrobee: robot model

Canonical ID: `83679589-eaf6-4714-9fb2-c26a4368d974`

- **Slug:** astrobee
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [astrobee-iss](/deployments/astrobee-iss.md) at International Space Station (id: `4c02ee16-89c8-4d93-86ac-c0fb9ee25732`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (1)

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

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