Ukraine's War Robots Are Carrying a New Type of Payload: the Elderly

Ukraine's war robots are carrying a new type of payload: the elderly

Uncrewed ground vehicles, such as the wheeled buggy pictured here, are fast becoming a backbone of logistics for Ukrainian troops on the front lines.3rd Army CorpsGround drones, a rising star on the front lines, are starting to take on civilian rescue missions.They were recently used in Donetsk to evacuate older civilians stuck in combat areas.One commander said their drone traveled 20 miles round-trip, carrying a woman and her neighbors to safe…

Ukrainian Troops Deploy Ground Robots in Two Separate Front-Line Evacuations of Elderly Civilians

Ukrainian forces recently carried out two evacuations of elderly civilians from front-line areas using ground robots, according to military officials. In one case near Pokrovsk, paratroopers used a ground robotic platform during the evacuation of an elderly woman who requested rescue as shelling intensified around her settlement. The robot was used to carry her belongings, while troops escorted her on foot. “The evacuation took place in difficul…