Chinese robot-wolf programme
Named Chinese quadruped programme with reconnaissance, armed and support role variants publicly demonstrated in 2026.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Land
- System type
- Ground multirole vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- China Ordnance Automation Research Institute
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- 机器狼
- Variants / configurations
- Shadow / 暗影 — reconnaissance; Blood / 浴血 — armed role; Pole / 极地 — support
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Government demonstration, not evidence of fleet-wide fielding. Earlier unnamed robot-dog exhibits and other manufacturers remain separate research questions.
Role & capabilities
- Ground reconnaissance
- Load carriage
- Modular mission equipment
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Articulated quadruped with role-specific payloads
Configuration demonstrated in the March 2026 government report.
Source - Mobility
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- 25 kg described in a mobility demonstration
Demonstration claim, not a published universal rated payload.
Source - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Up to 15 km/h
Government demonstration description; conditions unspecified.
Source - Terrain / environment
- Rough-ground demonstration including urban rubble and beaches
Descriptive demonstration evidence, not an all-terrain certification.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / control
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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