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Overview
Astrobee Bumble is a free-flying robot designed to assist astronauts aboard the International Space Station by taking on routine duties, allowing humans to focus on more critical tasks. It includes cameras for documenting experiments and can navigate autonomously or via remote control.
Key specs
- Built for autonomous maintenance and experiment assistance
- Used across aerospace
- Programmed through drag and drop and python
- Public API for integration
- Compatible with ROS
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Specifications
From the makerCheckedEstimated- 6 kg
- Fully autonomous
- 2019
- Research platform
- Active
Published figures are build cost or program budget, not a purchase price
Detailed specifications
What it is built for3
- Applications
- visual inspection,sample handling
- free-flying space robot
- aerospace,research
Size & capacity1
- Height Mm
- 318
Movement & precision1
- 3
Sensing & perception4
- rgb
- NavCam and DockCam 1.2-megapixel RGB cameras,PerchCam and HazCam Pico Flexx lidars,SciCam 13-megapixel RGB camera,SpeedCam PixHawk PX4Flow integrated sonar/optical flow sensor
- Yes
- Yes
Power & runtime1
- Auto Charging
- Yes
Controls & integration5
- Yes
- Max Fleet Size
- 3
- Yes
- Software Platform
- open-source
- code ros,code python
Buying & support5
- Datasheet Url
- View Link
- Model Variants
- Honey,Queen,Bumble
- Deployment Count
- 3
- Availability Status
- available
- Countries Available
- US
Other details1
- Teleoperation Supported
- Yes
Company milestones(estimated)
- Apr 2022DeploymentTwo Astrobees operated independently on ISS
- Apr 2022DeploymentTwo Astrobees worked independently in separate ISS modules
- Apr 2022DeploymentQueen and Bumble work independently in ISS modules
- Apr 2022DeploymentAstrobee robots achieved an in-space first
- Nov 2019DeploymentHoney deployed on the ISS
- Jul 2019DeploymentQueen launched to the ISS
- Jul 2019DeploymentThird Astrobee robot launched
- Jun 2019DeploymentBumble first free flight in space
Compare with
NASA in the news
the maker4 events · last 12 months
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- Jun 19NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities For Moon And Mars Rovers
NASA in the news
the maker4 events · last 12 months
News about NASA, the maker, not about this robot specifically, except rows marked this robot. Collected and classified independently across 12 outlets, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes this robot's RoboScore (the evidence half of the RoboIndex) and it can move it up a board by at most 15 points. See all NASA news
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Astrobee Bumble?
- The Astrobee Bumble is developed by NASA, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the Astrobee Bumble?
- The Astrobee Bumble is a Research robot made by NASA.
- How much does the Astrobee Bumble cost?
- Pricing for the Astrobee Bumble is not publicly listed. Contact NASA for a quote.
- When was the Astrobee Bumble launched?
- The Astrobee Bumble was launched in 2019.
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