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ARX Robotics Gereon

ARX Robotics · DE

Gereon RCS is ARX Robotics' medium, battery-electric tracked modular UGV with a 500 kg payload, 40 km range, up to 72 h endurance and 4 km control range, operating teleoperated or autonomously under Mithra OS. Used by the Bundeswehr (eVA Battlegroup Slovakia, GUEZ trials) and fielded in Ukraine for logistics, CASEVAC and route clearance; Germany funded 30 units in 2025 and several hundred more in 2025-26, with series production at DEUTZ Ulm and a UK plant for the British Army.

Sources: https://www.arx-robotics.com/gereon-rcs ; https://defence-network.com/deutschland-30-gereon-rcs-roboter-ukraine/ ; https://www.deutz.com/en/news/press-releases/news-detail/deutz-and-arx-robotics-launch-first-series-production-of-the-unmanned-ground-system-gereon/

Specs

Launch year 2023
MTOW 450 kg
Payload 500 kg
Endurance 72 h
Speed 15 km/h
Propulsion Battery-electric tracked drive; OEM quotes 2.5 h charging time and 72 h operating time (mission-dependent). DEUTZ AG supplies battery-electric drives for series production (Ulm plant) and plans smaller combustion/hybrid drives in future.
Comm Thermal / night-vision cameras; 2023 prototype carried two GNSS receivers, a LIDAR sensor and a stereo camera. Five modular mounting points (ARX Modular System) for sensors and equipment.
Price EUR 30,000–150,000 (est.)
Price notes EUR 30,000-150,000 per unit (third-party estimate; no official price). The Defender (May 2026) estimated EUR 30k-150k per unit for the several-hundred-unit Ukraine contract; ARX has not disclosed unit price or contract values. First German-funded batch of 30 units (March 2025) was paid from the Ertuechtigungsinitiative; value undisclosed.

Suppliers

  • DEUTZ AG (DE): drivetrain
  • Valhalla Turrets (SI): rws: LOKI
  • Helsing (DE): autonomy_kit: Altra
  • Thales (FR): radar
  • Elistair (FR): eo_ir
  • RENK Group (DE): drivetrain

Sources

NDAA Shop — NDAA- and TAA-verified parts for defense ground robots