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Land · Explosive-ordnance disposal robot

RobARC / Sahar

Robotic route-clearance system

Role & capabilities

  • Explosive-hazard detection
  • Remote engineering manipulation
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Land
System type
Explosive-ordnance disposal robot
Developer / manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries — ELTA
Origin / production countries
Israel
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Reviewed 21 September 2026; named product documented, current fleet quantity not independently established.

RobARC, also called Sahar and designated ELA-6631, is IAI ELTA's robotic route-clearance system. The manufacturer describes an integrated package combining hazard-detection sensors, a manipulator and supporting mission equipment. It belongs in the engineering and explosive-hazard category, separate from logistics carriers and general observation robots.

The current offering advertises active and passive detection equipment and assisted or autonomous functions. The operator remains part of the process described by IAI. A claim of automated detection should not be read as a guarantee that every hazard can be found or that the complete task proceeds without supervision.

IAI had already identified Sahar within its ground-robotics portfolio in its 2016 RoBattle announcement, and the named product remains on the current site. That continuity supports a stable identity, but the reviewed pages do not establish a current customer fleet, acceptance date or configuration-specific dimensions. The catalogue consequently records supplier-reported status. Generic vehicle figures would be misleading because the complete system depends on the selected carrier, sensors and engineering attachments.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationRobotic route-clearance systemSupplier-published configuration; not an independent acceptance result. Source ↗
MobilityNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
DimensionsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
MassNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
PayloadNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
EnduranceNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
RangeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
SpeedNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Terrain / environmentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Communications / controlRemote and autonomous functions described; configuration-specificSupplier-published configuration; not an independent acceptance result. Source ↗
Launch / deploymentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗

Publication history

  • — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.

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Follow the evidence

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  1. IAI: RobARC / Sahar product (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  2. IAI: ground-robotics portfolio announcement, 13 June 2016 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer

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