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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

PackBot 525

Portable US inspection and bomb-disposal robot with documented German deliveries and configurable hazard-sensing equipment.

Country / region
United States
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Land
System type
Explosive-ordnance disposal robot
Developer / manufacturer
Teledyne FLIR Defense
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
PackBot; PackBot 525 UGV
Variants / configurations
525; earlier PackBot generations remain distinct
Operators / programme customers
German Army; 525 deliveries documented by Teledyne

Evidence & current status

Release dateline is 13 June 2022; the hosting page is stamped 15 June. Final shipment completion is not asserted. Do not transfer family-wide deployment totals to the 525 alone.

Role & capabilities

  • Remote inspection
  • EOD manipulation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Optional hazardous-material sensing

Specifications in context

Configuration
Transportable tracked robot with manipulator

Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.

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Mobility
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Mass
27 kg

Manufacturer's June 2022 configuration description.

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Payload
Manipulator lift up to 20 kg

Handling capacity, not universal cargo payload; geometry and configuration matter.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Terrain / environment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Sensors
HD cameras and laser range finder; optional hazard sensors

Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.

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Communications / control
Remote operator control

Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.

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Launch / deployment
Transported in a vehicle; rapid setup

Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.

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