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Ukraine Deploys Fast-Updated Anti-Tank Robots, NATO Praises Modular Design

4/26/2026

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Ukrainian firms treat battlefield robots like smartphones, pushing patches to front-line units within minutes.
DevDroid delivers weekly updates and will add 25,000 units by mid-2026.
Soldier feedback added anti-tank RPGs, a capability now rolling out across robots.
NATO’s Pierre Vandier and U.K. minister Luke Pollard urged forces to adopt Ukraine’s modular approach, highlighting the Ratel H robot that moves at eight kilometres per hour and drops a net on drones.

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Ukrainian firms treat battlefield robots like smartphones, pushing patches to front-line units within minutes.
DevDroid delivers weekly updates and will add 25,000 units by mid-2026.
Soldier feedback added anti-tank RPGs, a capability now rolling out across robots.
NATO’s Pierre Vandier and U.K. minister Luke Pollard urged forces to adopt Ukraine’s modular approach, highlighting the Ratel H robot that moves at eight kilometres per hour and drops a net on drones.