DevDroid · military or security robot
Zmiy Droid 12.7
An armoured tracked robot that pairs Rovertech's Zmiy platform with DevDroid's remote 12.7 mm machine-gun module and control system; the module can track targets automatically, and a human operator stays in control.
- Price
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- Height
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- Weight
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- Payload
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- Speed
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- Battery
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Why it matters
Zmiy Droid 12.7 is on the market today.
Real-world use
Armed Forces of Ukraine (approved for use January 2026)
Maker
DevDroidCompany · UkrainePublic attention
How much public attention Zmiy Droid 12.7 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
- Tracks
- How it runs
- Remote-controlled. An operator drives it and controls its gun remotely; it can track a target automatically but a person stays in control of firing.
- Materials & build
- Armoured hull with anti-personnel mine protection; said to survive several FPV drone hits
- AI & software
- Single control module runs the platform and weapon at once; AI-assisted automatic target capture and tracking
- Other details
- Zmiy ground platform (combat-tested) carrying a remote Wolly module with a 12.7 mm machine gun; crosses sand, snow and shallow water.
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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
- Built jointly by two Ukrainian defence companies (not named in the ministry release), Ukraine
- Customers and pilots
- Armed Forces of Ukraine (approved for use January 2026)
News
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- Ukraine approves Zmiy Droid 12.7
Ukraine's defence ministry cleared the armoured Zmiy Droid 12.7 strike and reconnaissance robot for service.
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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. How we choose
| Measure | Zmiy Droid 12.7DevDroid | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useTerMIT (Termit)TencoreSame job: fire support · Both on tracks · Both on sale or in pilots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKurier (Kuryer) ground robotic complexRussian developers (reported: Ulan-Ude firm with Popular Front backing; later NRTK KAPS with Omsk institute)Same job: fire support · Both on tracks · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2026-01-07 | 2025-06 | 2024 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | — |
| Weight | — | 280 kg | 250 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 10 km/h | 35 km/h |
| Payload | — | 300 kg | 200 kg |
| Battery | — | 12 h | — |
| Price | — | $12,000 | — |
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