Press Releases
Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation Wins Four NASA SBIR Phase 2 Awards
November 3, 2008
Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation has received $2.4million in research funding from the NASA SBIR Phase 2 program.
Honeybee enhances its leadership in the fields of Mars and lunar drilling with projects in conjunction with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to experimentally study the optimal techniques for drilling one to three meters into the most challenging rock, soil and icy mixtures and another project to improve on mechanisms for drilling and acquiring cores from surface rocks.
Honeybee will continue to develop, with Ames Research Center, Honeybee’s 3DML, a small-envelope, high-performance scanning LIDAR (LIght Detection and Ranging) system, geared primarily towards mobile robot navigation, and secondarily to site inspection and survey.
For Glenn Research Center, Honeybee will continue to study techniques for mitigating the effects of very harsh lunar dust on future Lunar surface systems which may involve erectable structures, diverse EVA-compliant tools, EVA-to-rover or EVA-to-robot interfaces, and other in-situ assembly or interconnection activities. This will include the development of a Lunar dust testing chamber capable of producing environmental conditions that are critical in the accurate simulation of Lunar dust adhesion and cohesion
Phoenix Icy Soil Acquisition Device » Honeybee Robotics’ Icy Soil Acquisition Device to Touch Mars This Weekend
May 28, 2008
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RAT » Robot Makes Historic Cut into Mars Rock
February 8, 2004
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Lightning Protection System » Air Force Awards Honeybee Robotics with Contract to Develop Conductive Roll Wheel Technology
January 20, 2004
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RAT » Critical Tool for NASA’s Mars Exploration Mission Cuts Rock – Thrills Scientists in Mimic Operation
December 8, 2003
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Mars Deep Drill » Honeybee Robotics to Begin Development of a Robotic Drill for use on Mars and Europa
October 31, 2002
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RAT » Honeybee Robotics to Build Critical Tool for NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Mission
April 30, 2001
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