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NORINCO (China North Industries Group) · military or security robot

Sharp Claw II

A one-tonne 6x6 wheeled robot that can carry the smaller Sharp Claw I in its cargo bay.

Price
—Not published
Height
—Not published
Weight
1000 kgHeavier than 63%
Payload
—Not published
Speed
30.0 km/hFaster than 58%
Battery
4 hRuns longer than 27%
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Why it matters

A prototype machine from NORINCO (China North Industries).

Real-world use

No customers or deployments reported yet.

Timeline

First shown
2016-03-15
Released
Not yet
ISNR 2016, Abu Dhabi

Maker

NORINCO (China North Industries Group)Company · founded 1980 · Beijing, China

State-owned; subject to US sanctions and investment bans

How it stacks up

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

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  2. THeMISMilrem Robotics (majority-owned by EDGE Group) · 20151815 kg
  3. GuardiumG-NIUS (Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems joint venture) · 20161400 kg
  4. Sharp Claw IINORINCO (China North Industries) · 20161000 kg
  5. ColossusShark Robotics · 2017485 kg
  6. MilošMilitary Technical Institute (designer); PPT Namenska (maker) · 2017430 kg
  7. K5Knightscope · 2015180.5 kg
  8. Cobalt indoor security robotCobalt Robotics · 201768 kg

Sharp Claw II is heavier than 63% of the 35 other military & security that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Weight 1000 kg 0.5 kg15000 kg #14 of 36 · heavier than 63%

Not published by the maker: height, payload, joints, price.

Public attention

How much public attention Sharp Claw II gets, from open data.

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

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. The maker says it can drive itself and carry out tasks alone or alongside soldiers, under an operator's direction; it can also be remote-controlled.
Actuators & motors
6x6 wheels driven by an electric motor and batteries; up to 30 km/h
Battery & power
About 4 hours of operation; 50 km combat radius
Other details
1,000 kg combat weight

Lineage

Every NORINCO (China North Industries) machine in order.

  1. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSharp Claw I2014In service
  2. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSharp Claw II2016Prototype

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found

News

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

  1. Norinco shows Sharp Claw II in Abu Dhabi

    Norinco displayed the 6x6 Sharp Claw II at the ISNR 2016 security show.

    Army Recognition

Sources

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

Army Recognition Norinco presents its Sharp Claw 2 unmanned ground vehicle at ISNR 2016

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