Maxar Robotics

Maxar Robotics, founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, United States, operates as a division of Maxar Technologies focused on the development of space robotics and in-space servicing capabilities. The company is actively building technologies for robotic servicing, including the OSAM-1 robotic servicer and a robotic arm intended for the lunar Gateway. Beyond robotics hardware, Maxar Robotics is deeply integrated with Maxar’s broader spatial intelligence platform, Vantor.

Vantor combines spatial data, artificial intelligence, and software to deliver comprehensive intelligence solutions across defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. Key products include Vivid™ basemaps and terrain models, WorldView™ satellite imagery (including radar capabilities), and a suite of software platforms – Tensorglobe™, Cortex™, Forge™, and Nexus™ – designed to create and manage an “AI-ready living globe” for data analysis and automated tasking.

Maxar’s technologies support a wide range of applications, from battlespace awareness and intelligence gathering to commercial mapping and infrastructure monitoring. Notably, the company states that 90% of foundational geospatial intelligence used by the U.S. Government is powered by Vantor, and they serve over 60 government partners globally. Their mapping products underpin navigation apps used by over one billion people, and the Vantor constellation provides significant daily collection capacity, including high-resolution imagery of a substantial portion of the Earth’s surface.