Ukraine’s ground robots just got much bigger — this one can haul 1.5 tons and evacuate three casualties
Ukraine’s National Guard has received a car-sized heavy ground robot.
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Ukrainian corps builds one-of-a-kind ground robots for war inside gas pipeline
Russian troops crawl through gas pipes behind Ukraine’s lines. Now Kyiv’s ground robots go underground too.
Ukrainian maker DevDroid’s Droid Box now sends ground robots that lose Starlink back to point A
Their speakers can also tell Russian soldiers to surrender, and strike models with new thermal cameras are already with troops.
A Ukrainian ground robot hauls up to 500 kg—and tows broken robots back for repair
Its maker says the robot has been tested in combat and is heading for military approval, as Russian drone units hunt Ukraine's robotic supply runs.
Failing Ukrainian brigade cut unauthorized absences by 70%. How did they do it?
The 53rd Mechanized Brigade, once scattered and losing positions, now leads Ukraine’s Ground Forces in soldiers returning to the ranks.
Ukraine turns old BTR into rolling bomb — then drove it straight into Russian lines, battalion commander says
A soldier once walked for days to fetch ammunition under watching drones.
Captured Russians say there is one place on Kupiansk front they will not go: “Orion” safety corridor
Ukrainian robot unit says it built that corridor, and runs supply and evacuation through it with almost no losses.
No crew, a cargo bed, and pontoons: Ukraine’s MAT1LDA robot is built to cross water with 400 kg
Its open frame takes cargo containers or evacuation stretchers, and a petrol engine drives all eight wheels.
Ukraine’s swimming robot can tow 10 tons, its maker says. Hook up a gun, and the shells ride aboard
It has already swum across the Desna River, its team says, and Ukraine’s Defense Ministry cleared it for use in 2025.
Ukraine turned ground robots into a frontline workhorse. Its first competitive tender may reward cheap copies over proven machines, an officer warns
Kyiv opened its first competitive tender for logistics and strike robots—a model a frontline officer warns rewards the cheapest compliant bid and could favor cheap copies over proven machines.
Robots won’t replace armored vehicles, says Ukrainian company that builds both. It reveals one job they can’t do
Ukraine ran 100,000 robot missions this year.
Ukraine’s new ground robot switches from land to water in seconds. It just ran its first supply mission, 40 kilometers to positions others can’t reach
A Ukrainian robot drives to the front, then swims.
New Vivaldi tactic: Ukraine’s ground robots, each carrying two Bullspike grenade launchers, attack Russian positions and then detonate inside their shelters
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps used grenade-launcher ground robots to clear Russian positions during Vivaldi.
Ukrainian soldiers solve drone-delivery problem US military has chased for three decades
It went from idea to combat in 10 days.
Ukraine put robots where its soldiers used to die clearing mines—and lost none
Sent into kill zones too deadly for people, the machines clear paths, mine enemy routes, and evacuate the wounded.
Old American armor, new Ukrainian brain: Skelya regiment nears completion of M1117 unmanned conversion
The regiment's Innovation Center is finishing a project to remotely control an armored vehicle based on a chassis originally designed during the Vietnam War era.
Vivaldi’s secret weapon was the targeting, not the robots: Third Corps reconnaissance mapped Russian command nodes, then hit them to cause panic
The officer said disrupting command and communications was one of the tasks set directly by the corps commander, with brigade and corps intelligence identifying the areas to strike.
Ukrainian ground-robot maker has moved into air: Ratel’s first strike drone flies 30 kilometers on Starlink link
The Ratel K1 carries two kilograms, the maker says.
Ukrainian robot commander calls ground robots “Persian elephants.” What army really needs are “Arabian steeds”, he says
A "Khartia" robot commander says FPV drones and mines have collapsed the machines' lifespan.
Ukraine dismissed its defense minister in July. He is now advising NATO country on defense innovation
Guido Crozetto called the dismissed Ukrainian minister the day after Kyiv let him go.