We create the world's most advanced robotic systems for the worlds' toughest environments. We may well be the coolest robotics company you've never heard of. Since 1983, we have completed more than 300 advanced projects for NASA, the US Department of Defense, academia, industry and others.

We are an R&D engineering company that builds unique solutions for our customers' challenges, on Earth and in space. Our electromechanical systems are designed to enhance the user experience and extend capabilities beyond what's currently possible. We make next-generation applications a reality through creative, collaborative engineering that combines the best minds with the best technology. As an R&D service provider, we are deeply committed to delivering high-performance systems for our customers and partners.

We offer our partners a complete range of engineering, consulting, production and test services. We take projects through the full product development cycle: from early-stage feasibility studies, to designing and prototyping hardware and control systems, to production and validation.

Systems engineering and feasibility analysis
Our specialized knowledge coupled with rock-solid systems engineering expertise makes Honeybee ideally suited for early-stage design studies. Specific tasks often include application analysis, requirements definition, technology survey, preliminary design, and cost estimation.

Prototyping and product development
Honeybee builds advanced robotic systems to meet demanding challenges in tough environments. This process starts by addressing the technical hurdles and proving the viability of an approach with breadboards and proof-of-concept systems. Once the design shows merit, successive rounds of rapid prototyping can bring a high-performance robotic system to market (or to mission) quickly.

Environmental and cycle testing
When engineering dynamic, complex mechanical processes on other planets and moons, testing in a relevant environment is critical. Honeybee's one-of-a-kind thermal-vacuum facilities, including our 11-foot Mars chamber, enable us to begin risk mitigation testing early in the development process. And the company's decades of high-reliability system development experience have made us experts at designing and building specialized testbeds for electromechanical systems. From environmental simulation to diagnostic instrumentation and DAQ to subsystem fixturing to motion control and automation, we can provide enabling test and demonstration infrastructure, delivered to meet aggressive schedules.

Design validation and flight qualification
If you're looking to take develop a promising technology and develop a high-performance product, we can help. Our seasoned team is experienced in risk analysis and in the design, execution and documentation of test programs, including flight V&V for aerospace projects.