Ukrainian troops mount RPGs on ground robots to fight in deadly front-line zones
Ukrainian soldiers are attaching anti-tank RPGs to remote-controlled ground robots after the front-line kill zone became too hazardous for manual use.
In Ukraine’s heavily contested front-line kill zone, soldiers have begun affixing RPG-7 anti-tank grenades to unmanned ground vehicles to avoid exposing themselves to intense drone and artillery fire. Oleg Fedoryshyn, the R&D director at DevDroid, explained that the robots, already fitted with machine guns, can approach targets and fire short-range weapons while operators remain far from danger. A brigade that tested the concept reported "great" results, prompting the firm to consider wider deployment.
Similar adaptations are seen in Temerland’s Gnom-VP platform, which carries dual RPG-7 launchers and other armaments. Ukrainian defence firms are iterating quickly, offering 24/7 chat support and rolling out software updates across units within days, illustrating the war’s rapid technological evolution.
Why it matters
It shows how Ukraine adapts cheap robotics to keep infantry weapons effective amid a drone-dominated battlefield.
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