General Dynamics Land Systems · military or security robot
MUTT
S-MET Increment I
A small wheeled robot mule that follows infantry squads and carries about 450 kg of their gear. Chosen for the US Army's Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport programme.
- Price
- —Army target price about $112,000 per system (RFP); contract ceiling $249M. Initial 2019 award was $162.4M for 624 vehicles before cancellation.
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 454 kgCarries more than 28%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
MUTT (S-MET Increment I) is on the market today.
Real-world use
Army planned to field 624 S-METs; GDLS-UK also delivered two 8x8 MUTTs to the British Army.
Maker
General Dynamics Land SystemsCompany · Sterling Heights, Michigan, United StatesHow it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
MUTT (S-MET Increment I) carries more than 28% of the 18 other military & security that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention MUTT (S-MET Increment I) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 1 reported deployment
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; 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
- Supervised. It follows its squad or is driven by remote control, with soldiers directing it throughout.
- Actuators & motors
- Eight-wheel MUTT chassis; S-MET requirement included silent running, about 60 miles over 72 hours
- Battery & power
- Exports at least 3 kW stationary and 1 kW while moving to charge squad equipment (S-MET requirement)
- Other details
- Carries about 1,000 lb (MUTT up to 1,200 lb); vehicle weighs 3,000-3,500 lb, about 10 x 6 ft
From the maker
MUTT (S-MET Increment I) is the only machine from General Dynamics Land Systems in the atlas.
Watch MUTT (S-MET Increment I)
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedArmy target price about $112,000 per system (RFP); contract ceiling $249M. Initial 2019 award was $162.4M for 624 vehicles before cancellation.
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- 624 S-MET vehicles planned under a five-year, $249 million contract (July 2020)
- Where it is sold or used
- General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
- Customers and pilots
- US Army (S-MET Increment I); British Army bought two 8x8 MUTTs
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Ordered
US Army · Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) programme · since 2019-10 · 624 units
The US Army picked the MUTT for its S-MET programme to carry infantry squad equipment, planning 624 vehicles. 624 systems under a $162.4 million initial contract Military Times
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- GDLS wins $249 million S-MET contract
The US Army re-awarded the robotic mule programme to General Dynamics' eight-wheel MUTT after a recompetition, with 624 vehicles to field by 2025.
Military & Aerospace Electronics - Army restarts S-MET competition after protest
The Army cancelled the October 2019 award to GDLS after a Textron protest and issued a new request for proposals.
Defense News - MUTT picked as the Army's robotic mule
The Army selected GDLS's MUTT for S-MET with an initial $162.4 million deal for 624 systems.
Military Times
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 | MUTT (S-MET Increment I)General Dynamics Land Systems |  Arion-SMETHanwha AerospaceSame job: carrying loads · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2019-10 | 2023-10 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | — |
| Weight | — | — |
| Joints | — | — |
| Speed | — | — |
| Payload | 454 kg | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
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