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PrototypeSouth KoreaArmedSupervised

Hanwha Aerospace · military or security robot

GRUNT

An upgraded hybrid version of Arion-SMET, shown at AUSA 2024 with a remote weapon station, carrying over 900 kg.

Price
—Not published
Height
—Not published
Weight
—Not published
Payload
900 kgCarries more than 61%
Speed
—Not published
Battery
—Not published
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Why it matters

A prototype machine from Hanwha Aerospace.

Real-world use

Marketed to the US Army (shown at AUSA 2024) and European armies; Hanwha is co-developing variants with Milrem Robotics for Korea and Romania

Timeline

First shown
2024-10
Released
2026-05
AUSA 2024, Washington DC

Maker

Hanwha AerospaceCompany · founded 1977-08-01 · South Korea

How it stacks up

Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. HAVOC 8x8 RCVMilrem Robotics · 20255000 kg
  2. ALPAROtokar · 20233000 kg
  3. GRUNTHanwha Aerospace · 2024900 kg
  4. GEREON RCSARX Robotics · 2024500 kg
  5. ULTRAOverland AI · 2025454 kg
  6. HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV)Hyundai Rotem · 2022400 kg
  7. TerMIT (Termit)Tencore · 2025300 kg
  8. Kurier (Kuryer) ground robotic complexRussian developers (reported: Ulan-Ude firm with Popular Front backing; later NRTK KAPS with Omsk institute) · 2024200 kg

GRUNT carries more than 61% of the 18 other military & security that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Payload 900 kg 45 kg5000 kg #8 of 19 · carries more than 61%

Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, joints, battery, price.

Public attention

How much public attention GRUNT gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. Like Arion-SMET it can follow soldiers or drive waypoints under their watch; its remote weapon station needs a person to authorise firing.
Actuators & motors
Hybrid-electric 6x6 wheeled drive
Battery & power
About 290 km range
AI & software
Hanwha Aerospace HAEMOS robotics and autonomy suite
Other details
Payload over 900 kg. Can carry a remote weapon station, counter-battery detection and automatic target tracking; roles include logistics, casualty evacuation and reconnaissance. Upgrade of the Arion-SMET.

Lineage

Every Hanwha Aerospace machine in order.

  1. Arion-SMET (frame from the official video)Arion-SMET2023In service
  2. GRUNT (frame from the official video)GRUNT2024Prototype

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Where it is sold or used
Hanwha Aerospace, South Korea
Customers and pilots
Marketed to the US Army (shown at AUSA 2024) and European armies; Hanwha is co-developing variants with Milrem Robotics for Korea and Romania

News

The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. GRUNT headlines Hanwha's BSDA 2026 stand

    Hanwha showed GRUNT with Milrem's THeMIS-K in Romania as part of a push into EU and NATO markets.

    Hanwha

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

Army Recognition Hanwha unveils hybrid GRUNT UGV with RCWS at AUSA 2024 Hanwha Hanwha showcases unmanned and AI capabilities at BSDA 2026 hanwhaaerospace.com Arion-SMET: how it is operated

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