{"id":60381,"date":"2025-07-30T21:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60381"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:43:38","slug":"overland-ai-ultra-the-robotic-vehicle-tested-by-the-united-states-army-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/07\/30\/overland-ai-ultra-the-robotic-vehicle-tested-by-the-united-states-army-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Overland AI ULTRA, the robotic vehicle tested by the United States Army in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drones are already revolutionizing air and sea defense, as we've seen with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The Fering Pioneer X, a vehicle for special forces with up to 7,000 km of autonomy<\/a><\/rel>
\nInfantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), the solution to a problem created with the successor to the Humvee<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

However, land vehicles seem to be resisting these innovations. After all, moving on land is much more difficult than moving in the air or at sea, as there are many more obstacles<\/strong>, and a robotic vehicle would have to be truly autonomous and have considerable environmental recognition capabilities to avoid getting caught in any terrain hazards.<\/p>\n

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A Seattle, WA company seems determined to change that. Overland AI has been involved in the development of robotic ground vehicles in collaboration with DARPA and the US Armed Forces<\/a>. This range of systems includes wheeled (the General Dynamics S-MET and the Polaris RZR Turbo S4) and tracked (the Textron Ripsaw M5) vehicles. In April 2025, Overland AI launched its own autonomous robotic vehicle: the ULTRA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This robotic vehicle can reach speeds of 56 km\/h (35 mph) off-road<\/strong>, with high-performance movements, recognizing and avoiding obstacles. It's also programmed to operate in swarms, like aerial drones, with a single operator controlling multiple vehicles.<\/strong> After all, the human operator doesn't drive the vehicles; they drive themselves.<\/p>\n

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This vehicle is equipped with a SPARK system developed by Overland AI, with LiDAR cameras<\/strong> that detect the terrain using lasers, generating 3D models that allow the vehicle to know at all times where it is moving. SPARK is combined with the OverDrive software developed by this American company<\/strong>, offering these robotic vehicles complete autonomy on rough terrain and at high speeds. Here we can see the presentation video of the Overland AI ULTRA<\/strong>, which gives us an idea of its capabilities:<\/p>\n