{
  "id": 15446551,
  "title": "No crew, a cargo bed, and pontoons: Ukraine’s MAT1LDA robot is built to cross water with 400 kg",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/no-crew-a-cargo-bed-and-pontoons-ukraines-mat1lda-robot-is-built-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/18/no-crew-a-cargo-bed-and-pontoons-ukraines-mat1lda-robot-is-built-to-cross-water-with-400-kg/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian company Nodrics has created MAT1LDA, a robotic vehicle capable of transporting cargo across land, water, and difficult terrain. According to Militsarny, a Ukrainian military outlet, the robot was revealed on October 17. The eight-wheeled, amphibious ground robot is part of Tencore’s expanding line of ground robots, which have been showcased in the United States.\n\nMAT1LDA can carry payloads of up to 500 kg on land and 400 kg while navigating water, marshlands, and rough terrain. Its operation is powered by a petrol engine, and it utilizes side pontoons to remain buoyant on water. The robot’s open framework allows for quick equipment swaps, accommodating cargo containers or evacuation stretchers as needed.\n\nThis robot is part of Tencore’s Ecosystem, which includes four types of ground robots tailored for both military and civilian applications. These include the tracked TerMIT, the wheeled TOR 4×4, the TRAX Utility firefighting and rescue robot, and MAT1LDA. Nodrics has reportedly delivered more than 4,000 robots to Ukraine's armed forces since the ongoing conflict began, with these machines being employed across more than 50 brigades.\n\nTencore calls this collection of ground robots an integrated ecosystem, designed to streamline usage, maintenance, and equipment integration. The MAT1LDA robot has been exhibited at the Association of the US Army’s annual trade show, demonstrating its ability to carry a TerMIT robot. Other Ukrainian manufacturers have also developed swimming ground robots, some even able to tow 10 tons.",
  "summary": "Its open frame takes cargo containers or evacuation stretchers, and a petrol engine drives all eight wheels.",
  "key_points": [
    "MAT1LDA robot can carry 400 kg payload while crossing water",
    "Developed by Ukrainian company Nodrics, unveiled on October 17",
    "Part of Tencore's integrated ecosystem for military and civilian use"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}