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
5 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute 2003 MER Rock Abrasion Tool
6 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute 2008 Mars Phoenix and more…
Courtesy: NASA 7 2010: Big changes…
2010 Pasadena, CA
HQ HQ
Acquisition…2017 2013 Manhattan to Brooklyn
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
K. Zacny, Honeybee Robotics. 19 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Mars and Moon Exploration
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
26 Notional concept for discussion purposes – Honeybee Proprietary – Do not distribute Honeybee West…
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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