Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
Planetary Volatiles Extractor (PVEx) Corer — a drill-based robotic system for extracting water ice and volatiles from planetary surfaces
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Total capital
- $4.5M
- Federal grants
- $4.5M
- 8 awards · 2015–2017
- Rank in peer group#93 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 10 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#36 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Universal Docking Interface for Free-Flying Robots$119K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Strut Attachment System for In-Space Robotic Assembly$726K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · The World is Not Enough (WINE): Harvesting Local Resources for Eternal Exploration of Space$750K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Planetary Volatiles Extractor for In-Situ Resource Utilization$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Attitude Control Actuators for Operationally Responsive Space$743K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Miniaturized System-in-Package Motor Controller for Spacecraft and Orbital Instruments$120K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Lunar Heat Flow Probe$123K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Free-Flying Unmanned Robotic Spacecraft for Asteroid Resource Prospecting and Characterization$1.1M
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Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#36 · top 23%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 15- New patentFluid Rotary Joint for Gimbals in Electric Propulsion ThrustersUSPTOUS 12,768,340
- New patentSystem And Method Of Ejecting A Payload From An Extraterrestrial SurfaceUSPTOUS 12,747,039
- GrantedSample Collection System For Interplanetary VehicleUSPTOUS 11,479,373
Show all 15 patent records
- Fluid Rotary Joint for Gimbals in Electric Propulsion ThrustersOct 20, 2026 · US 12,768,340Granted
- System And Method Of Ejecting A Payload From An Extraterrestrial SurfaceSep 29, 2026 · US 12,747,039Granted
- Sample Collection System For Interplanetary VehicleOct 25, 2022 · US 11,479,373Granted
- Downhole Mobility Module For Logging And Intervention Of Extended Reach WellsFeb 23, 2021 · US 10,927,610Granted
- Robotic Sensor System For Measuring Parameters Of A StructureDec 8, 2020 · US 10,859,510Granted
- Bi-directional Robotic Crawler For Transporting A Sensor System About A StructureApplication 62886482Pending
- Sample Collection System For Interplanetary VehicleApplication PCTUS2019039373Pending
- Joint System For Orbital And Extra Orbital StructuresApplication PCTUS2020049132Pending
- Robotic Sensor System For Measuring Parameters Of A StructureApplication 62792980Pending
- Joint System For Orbital And Extra Orbital StructuresApplication 62908916Pending
- Downhole Mobility Module For Logging And Intervention Of Extended Reach WellsApplication PCTUS2018068155Pending
- Sample Collection System For Interplanetary VehicleApplication 62718490Pending
- Downhole Mobility Module For Logging And Intervention Of Extended Reach WellsApplication 62611783Pending
- Robotic Sensor System For Measuring Parameters Of A StructureApplication PCTUS2019062937Pending
- In-space Grasping System And Method Of OperationApplication 63027579Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
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