Self driving vehicles
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More demand for logistics than fire support.
www.businessinsider.com
"the lifespan of a logistics robot is decreasing "very rapidly." "
"In Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, for instance, a robot might survive only three or four missions; in other areas, it could survive more — maybe 15 or 20."
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"Ground robots have carried out more than 66,000 missions so far this year,"
"Ukraine's defense ministry said in late July that Kyiv had contracted more than 22,000 ground robots since the start of 2026, nearly double last year's total."
"Ukraine's state-backed innovation platform Brave1 said last week that the military has ordered more than 3,000 robots from its marketplace since it launched last year, including over 640 units in July."
"Zelenskyy set a target for companies to produce 50,000 by the end of 2026,"
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"Dozor said all logistics and casualty evacuation in the kill zone — an area surrounding the front lines that's heavily saturated with drones — are being carried out by ground robots."
"His unit uses "universal platforms and appropriate modules that can be quickly removed or installed," he said, explaining that an assault robot can be tasked with logistics in two hours. "This helps to perform any tasks and quickly prepare robots for them.""
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"The most common missions for ground robots right now are logistics, said the commander of a UGV unit in the Lava Regiment of Ukraine's 2nd "Khartia" Corps, who requested to be identified by his call sign Mathematician for security reasons.
"Mathematician said finding enough robots for these missions is the "biggest problem." His repurposes robots armed with machine guns — typically sent on assault missions — for logistics to make up for the deficit, but that comes at a different operational cost.
""We cannot be doing some fire support missions because we don't have enough UGVs," he said."
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The need is for Universal Carrier (Bren Carrier) and General Purpose (GP - Jeep) vehicles. Simple, low cost platforms that can haul bullets, beans and bandages as well as stretchers or can mount palletized weapons systems.
Ukrainian forces are repurposing assault robots for logistics missions because of supply bot shortages
Ukrainian officials have said that they want the robots to handle 100% of battlefield logistics, which have become deadly missions.
www.businessinsider.com
"the lifespan of a logistics robot is decreasing "very rapidly." "
"In Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, for instance, a robot might survive only three or four missions; in other areas, it could survive more — maybe 15 or 20."
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"Ground robots have carried out more than 66,000 missions so far this year,"
"Ukraine's defense ministry said in late July that Kyiv had contracted more than 22,000 ground robots since the start of 2026, nearly double last year's total."
"Ukraine's state-backed innovation platform Brave1 said last week that the military has ordered more than 3,000 robots from its marketplace since it launched last year, including over 640 units in July."
"Zelenskyy set a target for companies to produce 50,000 by the end of 2026,"
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"Dozor said all logistics and casualty evacuation in the kill zone — an area surrounding the front lines that's heavily saturated with drones — are being carried out by ground robots."
"His unit uses "universal platforms and appropriate modules that can be quickly removed or installed," he said, explaining that an assault robot can be tasked with logistics in two hours. "This helps to perform any tasks and quickly prepare robots for them.""
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"The most common missions for ground robots right now are logistics, said the commander of a UGV unit in the Lava Regiment of Ukraine's 2nd "Khartia" Corps, who requested to be identified by his call sign Mathematician for security reasons.
"Mathematician said finding enough robots for these missions is the "biggest problem." His repurposes robots armed with machine guns — typically sent on assault missions — for logistics to make up for the deficit, but that comes at a different operational cost.
""We cannot be doing some fire support missions because we don't have enough UGVs," he said."
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The need is for Universal Carrier (Bren Carrier) and General Purpose (GP - Jeep) vehicles. Simple, low cost platforms that can haul bullets, beans and bandages as well as stretchers or can mount palletized weapons systems.
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Ampibious logistic UGV.
www.kyivpost.com
Ukraine’s New Amphibious Robot Carries Ammo 40+ km Across Land and Water
The domestically developed UGV carried ammunition and supplies across land and water, overcoming terrain that can halt conventional ground robots.
www.kyivpost.com
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UGV with active FPV drone defenses
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Australia Unveils BladeHAUL UGV with a 10-Ton Payload Capacity While Ukraine Actively Uses 1.5-Ton Capable Protector UGV for Combat Logistic Supply | Defense Express
While Ukraine is already actively operating the Protector heavy unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) by Ukrainian Armor—capable of carrying a payload of up to 1.5 tons—Australia has gone a step further by unveiling the new, BladeHAUL XL-UGV, which can transport up to 10 tons of cargo
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A 10 tonne fixed frame UGV.
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A 500 mile 2 tonner with CUAS turret and 38 kW of exportable power.
interestingengineering.com
US firm’s new driverless military vehicle can outsmart drones
US firms pair Razorback’s 4,000-pound payload & 500-mile range with autonomous driving and a shotgun turret for contested military resupply.
interestingengineering.com
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I was thinking that a UGV with the torso of a bipedal robot might be useful, can travel far, have larger batteries, can do a lot of it's own navigating and handle small tasks along the way or at the site they were going to. You can call it a Centaur.
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I get the distinct impression that you've been waiting to use that phrase since self driving vehicles first appeared . *
* My one regret is that I didn't get to use it first !
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Using natural language prompts, a single operator can task and orchestrate an entire fleet of these AGVs simultaneously—without teleoperation or remote control."
breakingdefense.com
UGVs (Uncrewed Ground Vehicles) now being superseded by AGVs (Autonomous Ground Vehicles).
"...In a joint U.S. military exercise in Africa this year, Army officers estimated that two AGVs replaced 40 humans, allowing troops to move faster with more protection. The vehicles reduced distribution time on a drop zone by 52 percent at another recent military event. During breaching, one of the most dangerous tasks for troops, service members face extreme casualty rates. When fully autonomous vehicles are deployed, humans are removed from the most dangerous places on the battlefield, life expectancy skyrockets, and more U.S. troops can return home to their families. "
"Leveraging proprietary software and hardware, Overland AI’s AGVs can sense and navigate the world around them independently, overcoming obstacles such as boulders, dense vegetation, steep slopes, and unexpected ditches at tactically relevant speeds. They can do this even when signals are degraded or lost entirely. Using natural language prompts, a single operator can task and orchestrate an entire fleet of these AGVs simultaneously—without teleoperation or remote control."
AGVs vs. UGVs: A new class of ground autonomy takes the field - Breaking Defense
Fully autonomous ground vehicles are reshaping military operations, enabling forces to navigate complex terrain and operate through degraded communications.
breakingdefense.com
UGVs (Uncrewed Ground Vehicles) now being superseded by AGVs (Autonomous Ground Vehicles).
"...In a joint U.S. military exercise in Africa this year, Army officers estimated that two AGVs replaced 40 humans, allowing troops to move faster with more protection. The vehicles reduced distribution time on a drop zone by 52 percent at another recent military event. During breaching, one of the most dangerous tasks for troops, service members face extreme casualty rates. When fully autonomous vehicles are deployed, humans are removed from the most dangerous places on the battlefield, life expectancy skyrockets, and more U.S. troops can return home to their families. "
"Leveraging proprietary software and hardware, Overland AI’s AGVs can sense and navigate the world around them independently, overcoming obstacles such as boulders, dense vegetation, steep slopes, and unexpected ditches at tactically relevant speeds. They can do this even when signals are degraded or lost entirely. Using natural language prompts, a single operator can task and orchestrate an entire fleet of these AGVs simultaneously—without teleoperation or remote control."
