Ukraine’s robots designed to evacuate wounded soldiers move much faster than the robots built for attacking and hauling supplies, a design choice that developers and medics say can help save lives but also introduces new risks.
Ukrainian military units are increasingly using uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) to move injured soldiers to safety because the machines can infiltrate the areas medics can’t reach, reducing the risk of additional casualties. Like medical crews, though, casualty evacuation robots are targets. Combat footage has captured robots being attacked by Russian drones.
Ukrainian robotics company DevDroid purpose-built its MAUL…
