'Not 300 but almost': A lone Ukrainian robot held a key position against hordes of Russian attackers for a…
- One Droid TW 12.7 held off Russian ground assaults for 45 days during the summer last year
- This is Ukraine's first fully robotic defensive operation, with an operator maneuvering the robot from a distance of 10 km
- It was supported by aerial drone surveillance, enabling it to engage targets in real time
A single remote-controlled Droid TW 12.7, armed with a machine gun, held off Russian advances on a contested intersection for 45 days in 2025 without any loss of life.
The robot, which can be controlled from as far away as 10km, allowed operators to safely 'hold the line' without risking manpower, an increasingly short commodity in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and allowed them to hold ground at a critical juncture, with the assistance of aerial drones in the area.
The Droid TW 12.7 comes equipped with a 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun that serves as its primary deterrent,...
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