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Land · Ground multirole vehicle

RoBattle / ELA-6681

Modular robotic reconnaissance and support platform

Role & capabilities

  • Ground reconnaissance
  • Modular mission equipment
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Land
System type
Ground multirole vehicle
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.

RoBattle is an IAI ELTA robotic vehicle offering for reconnaissance and modular support roles. Its current designation is ELA-6681. IAI introduced the system at Eurosatory in June 2016 and continues to list it in the company's ground-robotics portfolio. The introduction describes a modular robotics kit covering vehicle control, navigation, mapping, sensors and mission equipment.

The original announcement allows both wheeled and tracked configurations and several degrees of autonomy. Those choices matter: a single photograph or demonstration vehicle cannot establish a universal mass, payload or mobility specification for the family. The advertised mission packages include observation sensors, manipulators and remotely controlled equipment.

The current page establishes continued marketing, while the reviewed manufacturer material does not identify a specific new delivery batch or customer acceptance. RoBattle therefore remains supplier-reported in this catalogue. Its autonomous mobility functions should be distinguished from the control and approval of any mounted mission equipment. It also remains separate from REX, RobARC and RobDozer, which have their own product designations and different principal support roles.

Sourced specifications

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

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationModular robotic reconnaissance and support platformSupplier-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

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  1. IAI: RoBattle / ELA-6681 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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