10 Ground Robots in Development and Testing for Military Applications

IDF Jaguars integrate COMBATT 6T batteries

​Last week, Beit Shemesh, Israel-based Epsilor-Electric Fuel Ltd. announced that its COMBATT lithium-ion 6T NATO-standard batteries have been integrated into the Israeli Defense Forces’ Jaguar autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. Epsilor said the batteries provide the necessary power density for missions in rough terrain and are being evaluated by multiple armed forces for ground robots and autonomous vehicles.

The U.S. Department of Defense and militaries around the world are working to improve the endurance, usability, and autonomy of ground robots for explosive ordnance removal and other tasks.

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