Ukraine's Ground Drones Work Like Lego, with Soldiers Putting Parts Together to Perform Different Missions

Ukraine’s ground drones work like Lego, with soldiers putting parts together to perform different missions

Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukraine is using ground robots “like Lego,” putting them together differently to use for different missions, from evacuations to attacks, a Ukrainian robot operator told Business Insider. Oleksandr Yabchanka, head of the robotic systems for Ukraine’s Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, told BI that his unit doesn’t have different robot types. Instead, they equip and put them together based on speci…

Ukraine's ground drones work like Lego, with soldiers putting parts together to perform different missions

Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesUkraine is using ground robots to evacuate wounded, lay mines, and attack Russian forces.An operator said they don't use different robots, instead they adapt and tweak the same ones.They work like "Lego sets" — a positive for Ukraine's soldiers, as they need to constantly adapt.Ukraine is using ground robots "like Lego," putting them together differently to use for different missions, from …

Ukraine unveils ground robot that rescues wounded soldiers and hauls 1.5 tons

Ground robotic systems have begun operating actively on the battlefield in Ukraine. These platforms are the result of two years of work by the defense tech cluster Brave1.