Coverage

Ground Systems

Mobile robots, uncrewed ground vehicles, mobility systems, teleoperation, and autonomy beyond controlled indoor floors.

  • Wheeled, tracked, and legged platforms
  • Outdoor localization
  • Payload integration
Technical composition showing a ground robot, terrain, and localization sensors

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Current analysis for this beat.

Articles are included when this domain materially changes the architecture or implementation decision. Cross-listing is editorial, not a substitute for a directory.

Tracked EOD robot on a grassy path with an extended articulated arm, gripper, and several camera housings.Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terry Wong, via DVIDS. Public domain.

EOD Robots: Manipulators, Cameras, and Operator Control

How EOD robot arms, cameras, and operator controls work together, with reach tradeoffs, interfaces, communication limits, and failure-mode evaluation.

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A sailor holds a compact tracked PackBot sideways during an outdoor demonstration, showing its continuous tracks to visitors.Photo: Kay Savarese/U.S. Navy, via DVIDS. Public domain.

Wheeled vs Tracked Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Compare wheeled and tracked UGVs by steering, terrain, energy use, payload integration, maintenance, and mission fit, with practical route-trial criteria.

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