Exploration Technology Group Honeybee Robotics

The Aerospace and Defense Forum San Fernando Valley Chapter Meeting Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Kris Zacny, PhD Vice President [email protected]

Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation 398 W Washington Blvd., Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91103 www.HoneybeeRobotics.com Honeybee Proprietary Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute

History of Honeybee Robotics

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Chris Chapman Steve Gorevan

The only robotics company in Manhattan!

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4 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute 2003 MER Rock Abrasion Tool

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Courtesy: NASA 7 2010: Big changes…

2010 Pasadena, CA

HQ HQ

Acquisition…2017 2013 Manhattan to

2011 Longmont, CO 9 Three from One

Advanced Exploration Flight Robotics Technology Systems

BROOKLYN, NY PASADENA, CA LONGMONT, CO

Geotechnical Automation Inspection, Systems Spacecraft Repair & Motion Assembly Control Systems Systems Common Background

Mission Focus ● Team Work ● Rapid Response ● High Reliability Advanced Robotics - Brooklyn

10 Spacecraft Mechanisms - Longmont

Optical Encodes Twist Capsule and SADA

Electronics Sliprings

11 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Exploration Technology - Pasadena

• Focus: robotic systems for unstructured and extreme environments • ~ 60 engineers and supporting staff. • >10 languages • >10 different schools and states • Veterans: Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy

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Our work

13 14 Comet Sample Return

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko CAESAR Comet Sample Return

• 2024-2029-2032-2038 16 Titan Explorer

Titan Dragonfly Titan Explorer

• Dual-quadcopter lander • Investigate Titan's organic chemistry, habitability, geological processes Europa Deep Drill

K. Zacny, Honeybee Robotics. 18 Europa Deep Drill

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4/22/2018 20 Resources on the Moon

• First surface mission since 1972 • Prospects for water on the Moon Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Drone Samplers

22 Testing around the world!

Antarctica Antarctica Mars chamber

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Starting Pasadena Office

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Mojave: Firestar Eng Ames, MBARI LMCo

Bigelow JPL, CalTech, ASI, ATK, Ecliptic UCLA, USC

Aerospace Corp Boeing LMCo Northtrop Raytheon NGCo SpaceX Medical Companies

Spawar 25 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Business Park

ASI

Ecliptic

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Honeybee West Ecliptic

No Logo Yet!

27 Move Schedule

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan KZ moves, sets up office GP packs chamber/drills etc GP moves chamber/drills KZ/GP set up lab (extended stay hotel) GP/KZ in Antarctic HB West hires Junior ME Office officially up and running

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29 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Open for business! Almost…

FedEx

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37 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Expansion within Business Park

Honeybee Honeybee Honeybee Honeybee

Honeybee

38 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Investments in facility

39 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Issues with growth

• Sustaining growth – Contracts are not infinite – they end. – Need to sustain current workforce and continue growth – Small projects are no longer fine • Facilities – No suitable facilities within short driving distance – Trying to expand within existing Business Park • Hiring (and to some extend retaining) top notch talent – Significant competition from NewSpace, Google, Amazon etc., – Salaries are higher – Competition even for interns! • Org Structure – Everyone reports to me – becoming bottle neck – New positions never considered before: PM, QA, CM, Facility, PO

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