US Army takes delivery of first batch of S-MET robotic mules

Published on November 10, 2022

General Dynamics Land Systems announced that it has delivered to the U.S. Army an initial tranche of 16 Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) vehicles, or robotic mules, making them the first ground robots of their kind in Army history.

Based upon GD’s Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT), the S-MET is an eight-wheeled, enabling robotic technology for the dismounted Soldier. It lightens the load as an equipment-carrying “robotic mule” but also has built-in flexibility for wide variety of combat, combat support and combat service support functions and payloads.

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