Honeybee Robotics is a 25-year old engineering company specializing in robotics for space exploration. It has expertise in sampling and excavation tools, spacecraft mechanisms, and field robotics. Honeybee leverages its experience across government agencies and commercial sectors to reduce costs. It develops technologies for NASA, DoD, and industry by adapting tools to different applications and environments like the moon, Mars, and hazardous sites on Earth.

1. Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corp. AAS, Pasadena November 19, 2008 Kris Zacny, PhD Director, Drilling & Excavation Systems Honeybee Robotics 460 W 34 St New York, NY 10001 Ph 646-459-7836 Fx 646-459-7898 [email_address] http:// www.HoneybeeRobotics.com

2. What makes a company successful?

5. OK, so what are we doing right or maybe wrong?

7. "skunkworks" describes a group given a high degree of autonomy and unhampered by bureaucracy , that is tasked with working on advanced projects” wikipedia

10. ok, so what are we doing right? we diversified…

13. Phoenix Scoop Timeline… Oct 2005 1 mo. 2 mos. 7 mos. 7 mos. 1 mo. Apr 2007 Initial Concept Final Concept Detailed Design Build & Env. Test Operations Test Concept Down-select: 10 to 2 Concept Down-select: 2 to 1 Final Design Approved Flight Model Delivered Rapid Prototype Design & Testing In Relevant Environments Detailed Design & Analysis Build, Test & Integrate With Robotic Arm Concept to Delivery in 17 months

15. Honeybee’s Current Work EOD Digging Tool Flight Project Phoenix Icy Soil Acquisition Industrial Field Robotics Leveraging space robotic experience Defense Robotics UGV, UAV, UUV Door Breaching End-Effector Flight Spacecraft Mechanisms Flight Sample Acquisition & Handling Flight Project MSL MSL Sample Manipulation System Super RAT Leveraging space robotic experience Flight Project MSL Dust Removal Tool CMG & more Bigelow Sundancer Solar Array Deployment NSPO Mine Sampling System Flight Project Mini-LIDAR Tool Changer Dust Tolerant Connector High Temp Motor Excavation, Sampling & Proc. ORS Mini-CMG ORS Rapid S/C Assy. EBF 3 Positioner Space R&D

16. to reduce cost we leverage projects across DoD, NASA and commercial sector

17. Example 1

19. but… “ not enough reaction force” will be also an issue on the Moon!

22. Example 2

23. In-situ soil testing DoD Requirement: man transportable soil testing system for rapid assessment of ground strength prior to deployments of solders, tanks or temporary air fields. Problem: current tool very heavy, slow, inaccurate, requires two man operation Strong Weak

26. Concept for NASA Change outfit (and planet)

27. but astronauts time is expensive. solution? robotics!

29. Final Product 13.1 (28.9) Total 3.0 (6.7) Framing & Support 2.7 (6.0) Battery & Electronics 4.2 (9.2) Deployment System 3.2 (7.0) Percussion System Mass in kg (lbs)

32. Example 3

34. Pneumatic excavator

35. Pneumatic Sample Return

36. What makes Honeybee Robotics successful?

37. innovation, diversity and leveraging of projects while maintaining strong client focus

38. Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corp. November 19, 2008 Kris Zacny, PhD Director, Drilling & Excavation Systems Honeybee Robotics 460 W 34 St New York, NY 10001 Ph 646-459-7836 Fx 646-459-7898 [email_address] http:// www.HoneybeeRobotics.com