Overland AI · military or security robot
ULTRA
A fully autonomous tactical ground vehicle that can carry about 450 kg, built for resupply and scouting. US Army units tested it in Georgia in July 2025.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 454 kgCarries more than 28%
- Speed
- 56.3 km/hFaster than 87%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A pilot use machine from Overland AI.
Real-world use
US Army units have tested it (173rd Airborne Brigade resupplied mortar teams in exercise Agile Spirit, July 2025); Overland holds Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM contracts for its autonomy
Maker
Overland AICompany · Seattle, Washington, United StatesContracts include $18.6M from the US Army/DIU (2024), a $20M APFIT production contract extended to about $25M, and a $20M Army breaching award
How it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
ULTRA is faster than 87% of the 31 other military & security that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ULTRA 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, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 2 reported deployments
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 drives routes and waypoints by itself while soldiers plan its missions and oversee it, and it can be teleoperated.
- Sensors & vision
- Cameras, infrared and lidar for terrain perception; can run with active or passive-only sensing
- AI & software
- OverDrive off-road autonomy stack and OverWatch command system, letting one operator task several vehicles; route-following or handheld remote control
- Other details
- Modular, attritable tactical vehicle: top speed 35 mph (56 km/h), 1,000 lb (453 kg) payload; mesh, 5G and satellite links.
From the maker
ULTRA is the only machine from Overland AI in the atlas.
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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
- Overland AI, Seattle, United States
- Customers and pilots
- US Army units have tested it (173rd Airborne Brigade resupplied mortar teams in exercise Agile Spirit, July 2025); Overland holds Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM contracts for its autonomy
Where it works
2 reported deployments.
- Pilot
US Army 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division · Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk · Leesville · since 2026 · 4 units
Four Overland ULTRA robot vehicles did logistics, scouting and counter-drone tasks with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Polk's training center. Four ULTRA vehicles on a month-long rotation (Apr 2026) The Defense Post
- Ordered
US Army 75th Ranger Regiment · since 2026-10
Overland AI got added contract money to build and field ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles for the 75th Ranger Regiment. Extra $4.5 million on an existing production contract, vehicle count not stated (Oct 2026) The Defense Post
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Army paratroopers test ULTRA in Georgia
Soldiers used an ULTRA prototype to resupply mortar teams autonomously during exercise Agile Spirit.
Stars and Stripes - Overland AI unveils ULTRA
Overland AI revealed a fully autonomous tactical vehicle carrying 1,000 lb at up to 35 mph.
The Defense Post
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 | ULTRAOverland AI |  HR-Sherpa (Multi-Purpose UGV)Hyundai RotemSame job: reconnaissance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  ROOKElbit Systems and RoboteamSame job: resupply · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-04 | 2022-01 | 2021-11 |
| Status | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | — |
| Weight | — | 1600 kg | 1200 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | 56.3 km/h | 40 km/h | 30 km/h |
| Payload | 454 kg | 400 kg | 1200 kg |
| Battery | — | 6 h | 8 h |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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