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2nd Cavalry Regiment puts Stoat robot to work hauling weapons and casualties
Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment used Azak's S26 Stoat, a small four-wheeled uncrewed ground vehicle, to carry heavy weapons and evacuate a simulated casualty during an Oct. 21 exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The regiment has received 3 of 26 vehicles bought through an accelerated procurement path. The test shows how robots could lighten loads for dismounted troops, though wider fielding plans were not detailed.

Illustration: Autonomy Wire (AI-generated)
Why it matters
Small logistics robots are the first autonomous systems most soldiers will actually touch. Buying 26 vehicles through an accelerated path and then handing them to a line unit in Europe is how the Army figures out what it wants before the big programs of record are written.