Ceres Robotics designs and builds landers and surface robots that make living and working off-world affordable and reliable. Its B5 Lander can deliver up to a metric ton of payload to the lunar surface, while the C3 rover provides versatile mobility and scientific instrumentation for lunar engineering and research tasks.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current lunar and Mars mission concepts are constrained by the high cost, limited payload capacity, and fragmented integration of lander and surface‑robot systems, making off‑world scientific, prospecting, and engineering activities financially and technically prohibitive.
Solution
Ceres Robotics delivers a complete, integrated payload service that includes a high‑capacity lunar lander and a versatile surface rover, eliminating the need for customers to source separate hardware and integration services. The B5 Lander can transport up to one metric ton to the lunar surface, offering precision descent, modular payload bays, and built‑in safety features that reduce launch and integration expenses. The C3 rover provides agile mobility, payload delivery, and scientific‑instrument interfaces, drawing on more than 30,000 hours of surface‑operations experience. Complementary C‑Tower truss masts enable deployable 50‑kW vertical solar arrays for sustained power at the lunar south pole. Both systems are engineered for lunar operations with a clear pathway to Mars, incorporating AI‑driven autonomy and a unified commercial interface that streamlines mission planning, testing, and operations. By bundling hardware, software, and launch‑service coordination, Ceres lowers the financial and technical barriers for scientists, prospectors, and engineers to conduct off‑world exploration and construction.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial and governmental entities—such as scientific research teams, resource prospectors, and engineering firms—planning lunar payload deliveries and surface operations, as well as organizations preparing for future Mars missions.
Features
- B5 Lander capable of delivering up to 1 metric ton of payload with precision autonomous landing and modular payload integration
- Integrated safety and reliability architecture that meets commercial lunar mission standards
- C3 rover with high‑mobility locomotion, payload handling capacity, and plug‑and‑play scientific instrument mounts
- Over 30,000 hours of surface‑operations heritage informing rover durability and performance
- C‑Tower deployable, retractable truss mast supporting 50 kW class vertical solar arrays for lunar power generation
- AI‑enabled autonomy for navigation, obstacle avoidance, and self‑diagnostics on both lander and rover
- End‑to‑end service model covering design, build, testing, launch integration, and on‑orbit operations