First Separate Medical Battalion of Ukraine has completed an evacuation mission using a ground robotic vehicle equipped with an armored capsule



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  1. *The First Separate Medical Battalion of Ukraine has completed an unprecedented evacuation mission using a ground robotic vehicle equipped with an armored capsule. The operation involved rescuing a wounded defender who had remained in enemy-controlled territory for 33 days after being injured. Six previous attempts to extract him had failed, with six robotic systems lost in the process. The seventh mission finally succeeded, allowing the soldier to be evacuated from the occupied area. On its way, the robotic platform triggered an anti-personnel mine, damaging one of its wheels, yet it continued its mission. During the return, the vehicle came under attack from a Russian drone, but the armored capsule protected the wounded soldier, preventing further injuries. In total, the robotic system covered 64 kilometers, including 37 kilometers on a damaged wheel. The evacuee was delivered to safety, provided with medical care, and is now in stable condition — his life is out of danger.*

  3. 64 kilometers total. So like 32 kilometers with the guy, assuming they brought him back to a place close to where the bot started. That must’ve been hours. Imagine laying in there, injuried, knowing this thing is a target for drones and such. Must’ve been fucking terrifying. Obviously better than the alternative, but still terrifying.

  4. In my graduate program Ukraine gave me something for every discussion and assignment it’s wild how much novel innovation they are doing with UxS

  5. This is the future. Even if it gets bombed its only 1 death and not 4 extra people that carry the victim

  6. Russians wouldn’t even have answered the call if their soldier was injured. “Let him die, who cares”?

  7. The amount of artillery fired at this thing looks insane.

    Could it cost less to make this than the ordinance fired at it to the point it could be worthwhile having a bunch of decoy vehicles like this rolling back and forward, absorbing fire and increasing the chances of the vehicles with casualties getting out safely?

  9. That’s absolutely insane.

    I saw a video for a company making personal flying EV’s and thought about medical evacuation as a possible use case.

    [Pivotal Helix.](https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/january/18/pivotal-opens-sales-for-light-evtol-helix)

    Currently range is 20 miles at 55 mph, so a bit short for this mission.

    It’s perfectly possible though for these to be the future of combat evacuations. Call for a medivac, it lands, you load up your wounded, and they fly back to base on autopilot.

  10. <<You are going home in armored coffins!>> — Index Dunham©

  12. Amazing – extreme stress testing of the new technology! Tough soldier surviving for 33 days in contested area.

  13. Hope the soldier has a full recovery. After the war (please be soon), I’d feel like such a bad ass to see this footage. Knowing how important I must have been for the Russians to dump so much shit my way, and still fail to kill me.

  16. It must be so reassuring to the defenders to know that your side will do what they can to get you out. It dows wonders to morale

  17. Wow, thats pretty smart

    If anyone is curious what it looks like to be in the HQ doing a evac mission with a robot Sky News had a frankly incredible mini documentary that followed a multiple hours long mission to get a wounded soldier out. Highly recommend-very stressful

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnIukgG8fNs

  19. Good on those guys for not giving up on the lost souls, glad that guy made it, he has one hell of a story to tell

  20. Incredible. Hope the guy recovers fully and lives to tell the story to his grandchildren.

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