US Navy · autonomous vessel
Spartan Scout
A 7 m rigid-hull boat launched by a two-person crew that could then work autonomously or semi-autonomously for surveillance and force protection. Its current status is not documented.
- Price
- —Military demonstrator, not sold
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2003
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
One of the earliest US Navy uncrewed surface vessels demonstrated from a warship.
Real-world use
Demonstrated in late 2003, including a deployment aboard the cruiser USS Gettysburg.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2003
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
US NavyCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- US Navy test deployments (USS Gettysburg)
- Driverless since
- 2003
Public attention
How much public attention Spartan Scout gets, from open data.
- 490 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Spartan Scout)
- No recent press stories listed yet
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
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Spartan Scout is the only vehicle from US Navy in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedMilitary demonstrator, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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