Ceres Robotics

{{short description|American Aerospace Company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Ceres Robotics Inc.

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| type = Private, Commercial

| industry = Aerospace, Robotics

| fate = Active

| predecessor =

| founded = 2017

| founder = Michael Sims

| defunct =

| hq_location_city = Palo Alto, California

| hq_location_country = US

| key_people = Michael Sims (CEO)
Michael D'Angelo (President)
Pascal Lee (Chief Scientist)

| products = Rovers, Landers

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| website = {{URL|https://www.ceresrobotics.com/}}

}}

Ceres Robotics Inc. is a private, commercial company dedicated to the development and manufacturing of robotic lunar landers and rovers.

In November 2019, Ceres Robotics was granted the right to bid on contracts by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to support the lunar Artemis program.[https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/18/20971307/nasa-clps-program-spacex-blue-origin-sierra-nevada-ceres-tyvak-viper-rover NASA partners with SpaceX, Blue Origin, and more to send large payloads to the Moon.] Loren Grush, The Verge. 18 November 2019.[https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ceres-robotics-lunar-lander-concept Ceres Robotics Lunar Lander Concept.] NASA. 18 November 2019.

The company was founded in 2017[https://spacenews.com/nasa-opens-the-floodgates-for-firms-with-planetary-ambitions/ NASA opens the floodgates for firms with planetary ambitions.] Debra Werner, Space News. 27 December 2018. by Michael Sims, who was previously vice president at Moon Express, and for more than 20 years worked at NASA, where he worked on Mars rover missions. Sims was also a founding member of the NASA Ames Artificial Intelligence group and its field robotics program, the Intelligent Robotics Group.[https://www.futureinreview.com/leaders/michael-sims/ Michael SimsFounder and CEO, Ceres Robotics.] Future in Review. Accessed on 6 December 2019.