"A Ukrainian ground robot maker said soldiers surprised it with the ways they used its robots, including using flying drones to drop them closer to Russian positions. Ukraine has a growing army of ground robots that can evacuate the injured, blow up inside or fire on Russian positions, lay or remove mines, carry cargo, and gather intelligence. It's a battlefield technology sector where Ukraine is rapidly experimenting and Western militaries are paying close attention."
"Ark Robotics is one of the companies supplying these systems, making a suite of autonomous robots used by more than 20 Ukrainian brigades. Its CEO, Achi, told Business Insider that Ukrainian soldiers have demonstrated "some really crazy ideas I would never imagine in my life that you would do." He spoke using a pseudonym as a security precaution. One example involved pairing a small Ark ground robot with a larger aerial drone, which carried the robot forward before "dropping it out of the sky.""
Ukrainian forces employ a growing array of ground robots that evacuate wounded, detonate inside or fire on Russian positions, lay and remove mines, carry cargo, and gather intelligence. Ark Robotics supplies a suite of autonomous ground systems deployed across more than 20 Ukrainian brigades. Troops have repurposed robots in unexpected ways, including using aerial drones to transport and drop small ground robots close to enemy positions to avoid putting personnel at risk. Those improvised tactics were not part of original designs but demonstrate that motivated operators can discover new operational uses and enhance battlefield effectiveness.
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