Hyundai Rotem · military or security robot
HR-Sherpa
Multi-Purpose UGV
A fully electric 6x6 robot with in-wheel motors and airless tyres; a production version with a remote weapon station was delivered to the South Korean Army for trials.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- 1600 kgHeavier than 71%
- Payload
- 400 kgCarries more than 17%
- Speed
- 40.0 km/hFaster than 77%
- Battery
- 6 hRuns longer than 45%
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Why it matters
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) is on the market today.
Real-world use
Republic of Korea Army (trials)
Timeline
- Released
- 2022-01
Maker
Hyundai RotemCompany · Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do, South KoreaHow it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) is heavier than 71% of the 35 other military & security that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) is faster than 77% of the 31 other military & security that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) carries more than 17% of the 18 other military & security that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) runs longer than 45% of the 11 other military & security that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories 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. It can be driven remotely, follow soldiers or drive set routes on its own, under an operator; its weapon station is remotely operated by a person.
- Actuators & motors
- Six in-hub electric motors, one per wheel; can turn on the spot; airless tyres
- Sensors & vision
- Day and night cameras
- Battery & power
- Battery-electric; up to about 6 hours at 5 km/h cruise (claimed)
- AI & software
- Leader-follower, teleoperation and waypoint-based semi-autonomous navigation
- Other details
- About 1,600 kg empty; 400 kg mission payload; 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 m
From the maker
HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV) is the only machine from Hyundai Rotem in the atlas.
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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
- Built
- Two prototypes handed over July 2021, then two multipurpose UGVs delivered to the RoK Army (January 2022)
- Sold or delivered
- Trial units under a US$3.6 million DAPA contract; lost the 2026 multipurpose UGV production competition to Hanwha's Arion-SMET
- Where it is sold or used
- South Korea
- Customers and pilots
- Republic of Korea Army (trials)
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Hanwha beats HR-Sherpa for Army UGV deal
DAPA picked Hanwha's Arion-SMET over Hyundai Rotem's HR-Sherpa for the Army's first multipurpose UGV.
The Korea Times - South Korea opens multipurpose UGV tender
A 49.63 billion won tender put Hyundai Rotem and Hanwha in contention.
Defense News - RoK Army receives HR-Sherpa UGVs
Hyundai Rotem delivered two 6x6 multirole UGVs to the Korean Army.
Asian Military Review
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV)Hyundai Rotem |  ROOKElbit Systems and RoboteamSame job: remote weapon carrier · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  ULTRAOverland AISame job: reconnaissance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  IroncladRoboneersSame job: reconnaissance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2022-01 | 2021-11 | 2025-04 | 2018 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use | Pilot use |
| Height | — | — | — | — |
| Weight | 1600 kg | 1200 kg | — | 1800 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | 40 km/h | 30 km/h | 56.3 km/h | 20 km/h |
| Payload | 400 kg | 1200 kg | 454 kg | 400 kg |
| Battery | 6 h | 8 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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