Ukrainian ground robot survives five FPV strikes, completes mission before sixth disables it
A Ukrainian Droid TW-12.7 armed ground robot survived five FPV drone strikes and completed its combat mission before a sixth strike finally disabled it, according to DevDroid, the Ukrainian company that builds the system. Soldiers from the fire support company of Ukraine's 74th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion remotely operated the robot during an operation to clear an unspecified area.
Why it matters: Five hits and it kept going — that's the kind of resilience data Western armies need as they write UGV requirements, and it suggests Ukrainian engineers are building for the threat environment they're actually in.
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