Roboneers · military or security robot
Ironclad
An armoured 4x4 combat robot with a remote weapon module, shown as a prototype in 2018 and field-tested by Ukraine's forces from September 2023.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- 1800 kgHeavier than 74%
- Payload
- 400 kgCarries more than 17%
- Speed
- 20.0 km/hFaster than 52%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A pilot use machine from Roboneers.
Real-world use
Ukrainian forces, including the 5th Separate Assault Brigade
Timeline
- Released
- 2023-09-21
Maker
RoboneersCompany · UkraineHow it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Ironclad is heavier than 74% of the 35 other military & security that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Ironclad is faster than 52% of the 31 other military & security that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Ironclad carries more than 17% of the 18 other military & security that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Ironclad gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 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
- Remote-controlled. Soldiers drive it and operate its weapon module remotely; firing is controlled by the operator.
- Actuators & motors
- Articulated 4x4 frame; 20 km/h on road, 10 km/h off road (the 2018 prototype used diesel generators driving hub motors)
- Sensors & vision
- Thermal imaging camera in the Shablya M2 remote module
- Materials & build
- Armour against small-arms fire up to 7.62x54 mm armour-piercing rounds
- Other details
- 1,800 kg empty; 400 kg payload; 5 km remote control; 40 cm ground clearance and fording; Shablya M2 remote weapon module
From the maker
Ironclad is the only machine from Roboneers in the atlas.
Watch Ironclad
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
- Ukraine; manufacturing sponsored through the Brave1 cluster
- Customers and pilots
- Ukrainian forces, including the 5th Separate Assault Brigade
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Ironclad heads for combat operations
Army Recognition detailed the Ironclad's armour, 400 kg payload and Shablya M2 module as front-line trials began.
Army Recognition - Ironclad tested on the front line
Ukraine's digital minister announced front-line testing of the Roboneers Ironclad, backed by the Brave1 cluster.
Euromaidan Press
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 | IroncladRoboneers |  Mission Master SPRheinmetall Canada (Rheinmetall Group)Same job: fire support · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV)Hyundai RotemSame job: reconnaissance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2018 | 2018-06 | 2022-01 |
| Status | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | — |
| Weight | 1800 kg | — | 1600 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | 20 km/h | — | 40 km/h |
| Payload | 400 kg | 600 kg | 400 kg |
| Battery | — | — | 6 h |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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