Lockheed Martin · military or security robot
XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle
MULE family
A 2.3-tonne six-wheeled robot from the Army's Future Combat Systems programme, built on the MULE platform. Cancelled in 2011.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- 2300 kgHeavier than 83%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A discontinued machine from Lockheed Martin and Boeing (US Army Future Combat Systems).
Real-world use
US Army Future Combat Systems
Maker
Lockheed MartinCompany · USAHow it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle (MULE family) is heavier than 83% of the 35 other military & security that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, speed, payload, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. It was designed for semi-autonomous navigation and remote operation, with human authorization required for weapon firing.
- Actuators & motors
- MULE wheeled platform; climbs steps over 1 m, crosses 1 m gaps, fords 0.5 m water.
- Hands
- None; public sources say it was to carry anti-tank, anti-personnel and RSTA systems.
- AI & software
- Remotely operated by networked soldiers; controlled with a modified Xbox 360 controller.
- Other details
- Transportable in a C-130 or CH-47 and sling-loaded under a UH-60.
From the maker
XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle (MULE family) is the only machine from Lockheed Martin and Boeing (US Army Future Combat Systems) in the atlas.
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
- Built
- Prototype development only
- Sold or delivered
- not sold; cancelled July 2011 over mobility concerns
- Where it is sold or used
- United States (Lockheed Martin)
- Customers and pilots
- US Army Future Combat Systems
Sources
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