TALON robot family
Established US bomb-disposal and hazardous-inspection robot family, with successive generations that require separate specifications.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Land
- System type
- Explosive-ordnance disposal robot
- Developer / manufacturer
- QinetiQ US
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- Foster-Miller TALON
- Variants / configurations
- TALON IV; TALON V; TALON VI
- Operators / programme customers
- US and international military and emergency-service users described by QinetiQ
Evidence & current status
US design origin is retained despite UK-headquartered group ownership. Numeric rows identify the published older configuration and must not be silently relabelled TALON VI.
Role & capabilities
- Remote hazardous-object inspection
- EOD manipulation
- Optional CBRN sensing
- Remote reconnaissance
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Tracked robot with manipulator
Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.
Source ↗ - Mobility
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 87 cm base length, 110 cm with arm; 58 cm width; 83 cm height
Published five-degree-of-freedom configuration.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 81 kg with batteries
Five-degree-of-freedom datasheet configuration; not a verified TALON VI figure.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 68 kg maximum payload weight
Vehicle payload rating; not interchangeable with arm lifting capacity.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 3–4 hours
Mission dependent; published five-degree-of-freedom configuration.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Terrain / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Remote control; controller and radio options vary
Supplier-reported; configuration dependent.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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