# Blue Origin to acquire Honeybee Robotics

Blue Origin announced it will acquire Honeybee Robotics from Ensign-Bickford Industries. Honeybee Robotics, with operations in Colorado and California, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin. The deal is expected to close in mid-February 2022.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-01-24
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: robotic systems for space exploration, planetary drills, actuators
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ensign-Bickford Industries](https://endata.com/companies/17332.md) (investor)
- [Honeybee Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/17333.md) (target)
- [Blue Origin](https://endata.com/companies/25158.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [blueorigin.com](https://www.blueorigin.com/news/honeybee-robotics-to-join-blue-origin), 2022-01-24: "Honeybee Robotics (Honeybee) today announced that it will be acquired by Blue Origin."
- [therobotreport.com](https://www.therobotreport.com/category/financial/mergers-acquisitions/page/9/), 2022-03-25: "Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin acquiring Honeybee Robotics"

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