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.
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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.
Ukraine has built twin-Kalashnikov turret for cheap ground robots. Security Service has already used one to destroy Russian ambushes
A Brave1 turret carries two AKs and went from idea to prototype in under six months
Three Ukrainian units received kit that makes an uncrewed vehicle out of whatever they’re already driving
Three Ukrainian units received Kaban, which bolts onto a vehicle and drives it by remote.
For first time, Ukraine is tendering ground robots to ministry-set specifications and no maker can take more than half of any class
The Defense Procurement Agency is applying the tender template it introduced for fiber-optic drones three days ago.
One pilot, five bombers: Ukraine’s Lasar’s Group ties whole raid to single operator to save manpower
Facing a manpower shortage, Ukraine is building autonomy into its drones and ground robots so one operator can run several at once.
Evacuation is “force majeure that no one is ready for” in most Ukrainian units, and robots are too slow to fix it, commander says
Chornovol says casualty evacuation remains improvised chaos in most Ukrainian units, calling for dedicated evacuation teams and light-armored transport.
Ukraine takes Soviet BRDM-2s from its stockpile and rebuilds them into remote robots, with a Mercedes diesel under consideration
Ukraine is converting Soviet BRDM-2 armored scout vehicles into remote-controlled robotic platforms with a heavy weapon module.
1.2 million weapons in a year: Inside Ukraine’s Amazon-for-arms that ships to the frontline in 24 hours
Frontline units now pick from 1,181 products by 300 Ukrainian makers—and the fastest arrive within 24 hours.