Robot model
Otter
Small autonomous satellite-servicing vehicle (space tug) using electrostatic/Nautilus capture and CETACEAN autonomous-navigation software.
- Manufacturer
- Starfish Space
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- starfishspace.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Otter, a space by Starfish Space (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.
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Key facts
Robot
Technology
Focus
Country
Specs
Role
Autonomy
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Otter. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
The Otter Pup demonstration mission in low Earth Orbit involved an orbital rendezvous between Starfish Space's Otter and D-Orbit, which was completed to close out the mission.
Otter on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Starfish Space Otter Pup
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 12, 2023
at Low Earth Orbit
Deployment-verified media (1)
Starfish Space's overview of its Otter Pup orbital-servicing demonstration, a small satellite servicer with electric propulsion and autonomous rendezvous and docking. Demo-stage: Otter Pup 1 suffered an early tumbling anomaly that was recovered, and full commercial docking has not yet been demonstrated.
From deployment: Low Earth Orbit
Safety record
No incidents on record for Otter.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Otter.Recent coverage
Otter in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Otter from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Swim instructor needed 38 stitches after being attacked by an otter while swimming in Lake Tahoe
Lynnette Bellin says a wild otter attacked her during a Lake Tahoe swim, leaving her with 38 stitches and rabies shots after a five-minute fight.
Heat builds day by day as September begins
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Williams-Sonoma revenue from AI assistant grows 620% in Q2
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NLR HYDRA-II Drone Completes Liquid Hydrogen Trial at RTHA
The Royal NLR (Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) have celebrated the successful demonstration of a flight powered by liquid hydrogen. The…
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/starfish-space-otter.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/7ff77b20-4a82-43be-a4fa-11e0d2cd9251
- Revision history: /models/starfish-space-otter/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Otter draws attention at the 90th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +72.5, 3rd widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
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: Sep 5, 2026