Forged in the crucible of war, Ukraine’s MAUL ground robot is changing battlefield survival. Developed through a new Ukraine-Sweden partnership, this armored robotic platform evacuates wounded soldiers, delivers supplies, and survives mines, drone strikes, and extreme conditions. Built from real combat experience, MAUL is proving nearly unstoppable while saving lives on the front lines. With mass production now underway, this “coffin on wheels” could become one of Ukraine’s most important battlefield innovations.
00:00 - A New Swedish-Ukrainian Weapon
01:53 - The Lifesaving "Coffin" Robot
03:05 - Technical Specs and Lower Costs
07:01 - The Internal Combustion Advantage
09:07 - Surviving Mines and Drone Strikes
11:34 - Ukraine's Growing Robot Army
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00:00 - A New Swedish-Ukrainian Weapon
01:53 - The Lifesaving "Coffin" Robot
03:05 - Technical Specs and Lower Costs
07:01 - The Internal Combustion Advantage
09:07 - Surviving Mines and Drone Strikes
11:34 - Ukraine's Growing Robot Army
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00:00Forged from the ashes of the Ukraine war arises something special.
00:05Unkillable, unstoppable.
00:07A metal machine unlike any other that is being developed not just by Ukraine, but by one of its strongest
00:12allies.
00:14Sweden is making its mark on Ukraine's campaign against Russia,
00:18and it will work alongside Ukraine to bring something new to life.
00:21More.
00:23This new ground robot keeps soldiers alive by putting them into coffins, and it's coming to the battlefield.
00:30Meetings have been held, pen has been put to paper.
00:33The Maul is coming, and Joint Forces has the details.
00:37On June 11, the outlet reported that the Ukrainian company AI Drones UA
00:41has finalized a deal with the Swedish defense firm Njord Technology AB.
00:46At the Eurosatory 2026 event in Paris, which was held on June 16,
00:51the two companies formalized a strategic partnership memorandum,
00:55making official a deal that will bring the Maul ground robotic system to Ukraine.
01:00That deal isn't simply one company buying from another.
01:03Ukraine and Sweden will be working together on the production of the Maul,
01:06and even more concerning for Putin,
01:08these two companies will also collaborate on the development of more robotic systems
01:12that will be brought to the Ukrainian battlefield.
01:15AI Drones UA explains more in a statement released on the day of the signing.
01:19Maul Ground Drone is a system developed based on real battlefield experience
01:23and is continuously improved through feedback from military users.
01:27Together with Njord Technology AB,
01:29we plan to establish joint production of the Maul platform in Sweden,
01:33which will expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate the delivery of robotic systems,
01:37the company says.
01:39This is huge for Ukraine.
01:40The New Deal means that Ukraine finally has a through-line
01:43for bringing large numbers of one of the most morbidly useful robots
01:47that has ever been created in greater numbers to the front line.
01:50Why do we say morbid?
01:51Well, you'll learn more when we dig into them all,
01:54but this robot is essentially a big coffin on wheels
01:56that is used to evacuate wounded soldiers from the front lines.
02:00A capsule opens, the soldier crawls inside,
02:03and the rolling coffin brings the soldier to safety,
02:06where they can receive treatment for their wounds
02:08and survive injuries that might otherwise have killed them.
02:11Ukraine is bringing a coffin that saves lives
02:13to a battlefield where Russian soldiers are dying in droves.
02:16The irony is palpable.
02:18And the deal that has just been signed
02:20isn't the first that we've heard of the Maul platform.
02:22Though Sweden is now getting involved in the production,
02:25it was specialists from Ukraine's first separate medical battalion
02:28who developed the robot and first brought it onto the battlefield.
02:32Ukraine's big challenge during the early weeks and months
02:34of the Maul's existence was taking a robot that clearly worked
02:37and getting it into mass production.
02:39The first solution helped, though it wasn't a long-term problem.
02:43Maul was made part of a special fundraiser run by United24 Media
02:46and Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
02:49that have raised $620,000 for robotic platforms by June 4th
02:53and will likely raise much more in the months to come.
02:56That money helps, but the joint production deal
02:59signed between AI Drones UA and NURD Technology
03:02is far more important.
03:03So, we come to the big question.
03:05What do we know about the Maul platform?
03:08We'll start with how it works,
03:10seeing as we've already given you some insight.
03:12Pravda reports the basics.
03:13Maul is a multi-purpose platform
03:15that can be used for casualty evacuations,
03:17as we've already touched on,
03:19or as a delivery unit that can keep supplies
03:21moving across the front lines.
03:23The coffin-like capsule built into the drone
03:25can be used to carry ammunition, food, and other supplies.
03:28While the drone itself is capable of tackling difficult conditions,
03:31including the snow-strewn landscape of Ukraine
03:34that is so commonly seen during the winter.
03:37Militanyi has a little more information,
03:39as it reveals that the first version of the Maul
03:41appeared way back in May 2025.
03:43At the time, the Maul could travel at speeds
03:45up to 70 kilometers per hour,
03:47and it's been designed to be capable of sustaining damage
03:50while continuing to plug along
03:51and, crucially, protect the cargo inside the capsule.
03:54The commander of Ukraine's 1st Separate Medical Battalion,
03:58who goes by the callsign DEVI,
04:00explained what makes the Maul
04:01an unkillable and unstoppable machine.
04:04For example, we have specialized wheels.
04:06After this vehicle was hit and two wheels were punctured,
04:09they came off.
04:10But the design is well thought out.
04:11We were still able to return 10 kilometers back without issue.
04:15Therefore, even punctured wheels
04:16are not an obstacle for its return.
04:18What Ukraine has on its hands
04:19is a near-invincible ground robot.
04:22And its new deal with Sweden means
04:24that many Mauls are going to be coming
04:25to the battlefield very soon.
04:27Let's talk about this coffin business room.
04:29In a video showcasing Maul,
04:31UATV English showed us exactly
04:33how the Maul's interesting capsule works.
04:36A coffin-like carrier was described
04:38as a first for unmanned ground platforms,
04:40as most will have something more akin
04:41to a stretcher placed on top of the wheels.
04:44That sort of solution works well enough
04:45when there is little risk.
04:47However, it leaves whatever is being carried exposed.
04:50Direct hits become problems,
04:51but even indirect hits can lead to cargo
04:53or people being spilled
04:55and unable to get back on the platform.
04:57The coffin-like capsule changes all of that.
05:00It wraps whatever or whoever is being carried
05:02inside a strong casing
05:04that protects against explosions and metal fragments.
05:07A peek inside only furthers the analogy
05:09as we see soft stretchers,
05:11albeit with straps,
05:12to secure whatever is being transported.
05:14We hope there is no need
05:15for those types of straps in an actual coffin,
05:17though that would perhaps help
05:18if the zombie apocalypse ever comes.
05:20We're getting sidetracked.
05:21The UATV video also gives us some insight
05:24into how the Maul works in practice.
05:26Hidden by a panel is a control system
05:28that is used to power the drone on.
05:30After that, everything is handled
05:31using a remote control
05:33that looks just like the sort of system
05:34you get with an RC car.
05:35A pair of small levers
05:37is used to handle the steering.
05:38The Maul has a parking mode,
05:40wheel lock, reverse mode,
05:41and can move at both low and high speeds.
05:44That level of control is vital.
05:45Ukraine doesn't want a robot
05:47that is supposed to be the savior for a soldier,
05:49moving so quickly when it arrives
05:51that an accident occurs.
05:52The soldier showcasing the controls
05:54in UATV's video reveals
05:56he's only been in the unit
05:57operating the robot for a few months,
05:59and he's already picked up
06:00everything that he needs to know
06:01about the robot.
06:02That's good.
06:03The less time needed to learn,
06:04the quicker operators can get the Maul
06:05onto the battlefield, saving lives.
06:08The Maul also has a modular architecture,
06:10which means there's plenty of room
06:11for it to be adapted to specific missions
06:13as and when needed.
06:15Plus, the chunky wheels used for the platform
06:17ensure that it can handle
06:18most types of terrain.
06:19But perhaps the most important thing
06:21for Ukraine is the dollars and cents.
06:23For as impressive as the Maul is,
06:25the system is remarkably cheap to build.
06:28A single Maul costs between $22,000 and $33,000,
06:32depending on the type of communication system
06:34used in the robot Pravda reports.
06:36For context, The Guardian reports
06:37that Ukraine recently raised
06:39the average monthly salary
06:40of a frontline soldier
06:41to the equivalent of $7,000 per month,
06:44which amounts to $84,000 per year.
06:48For that money,
06:48Ukraine could purchase two or three Mauls,
06:50which it can use to replace frontline soldiers
06:52involved in medical and logistical operations.
06:55Of course, frontline soldiers
06:56will still be needed for fighting,
06:58but the more troops Ukraine
06:59can replace with robots, the better.
07:01And there's more.
07:02Beyond the coffin capsule,
07:03the Maul offers several advantages
07:05over many of the other ground robotic systems
07:07that Ukraine is already using.
07:08You may remember that we told you earlier
07:10that the Maul can travel at speeds
07:11of up to 70 kilometers per hour.
07:13If that seems fast for a ground robot,
07:15then you're right on the money.
07:17UATV reveals that most ground robots
07:19top out at 35 kilometers per hour
07:21because they use electric engines.
07:23Maul is different.
07:24It has an internal combustion engine
07:26that delivers more power,
07:27resulting in faster speeds.
07:29In a life-or-death situation,
07:30a robot that can literally double the speed
07:32of the other options available
07:34can make all the difference.
07:36Other advantages of this type of setup
07:37make themselves known
07:38during Ukraine's harsh winters.
07:40Cold weather, and particularly frost,
07:43can cause batteries to discharge much faster,
07:46UATV reports.
07:47That means less speed,
07:48and crucially, less distance
07:50that a robot can travel.
07:51The Maul and its internal combustion engine
07:53don't have that problem.
07:54As long as there is fuel in the tank,
07:56the weather isn't going to stop the Maul.
07:58For a freezing and injured soldier,
08:00that key difference between the Maul
08:01and most other ground robots is huge.
08:03We also mentioned the modular aspect of the Maul.
08:06On the tail end of the robot
08:08is a fiber-optic connection,
08:09suggesting that fiber optics has been tested.
08:12UATV reveals that they have.
08:14And though the tests didn't go well,
08:15as fiber-optic cables can get knocked loose
08:17from a robot driving over the type of terrain
08:19that the Maul has to handle,
08:20this idea may be revisited in the future,
08:23when Ukraine has spools of the appropriate length
08:25and strength to make it viable.
08:27So far, all of this is very impressive.
08:30In the Maul, Ukraine has a ground drone
08:32that saves lives by bringing a coffin
08:34to injured soldiers.
08:35It's modular, multi-purpose,
08:37and thanks to the New Deal signed
08:38between Ukraine and Sweden,
08:40it's about to be mass-produced.
08:42But we told you at the beginning of the video
08:43that the Maul has been forged
08:45from the ashes of the Ukraine war
08:47to be nigh unkillable.
08:48That wasn't hyperbole.
08:50Maul is already battle-tested
08:51and has proven how tough it is.
08:53But before we explain more,
08:55this is a quick reminder
08:56that you are watching the military show.
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09:03We take you back to November 2025.
09:06In that month,
09:07Ukraine's first separate medical battalion
09:09was called into action
09:10and it deployed the Maul.
09:12Still a little-known quantity at that point,
09:14the ground robot faced a difficult task.
09:16The insider reports
09:17that a soldier was injured on the battlefield,
09:19but this wasn't any old injury.
09:20For 33 days,
09:22that soldier had survived
09:23with the help of field medics,
09:24but the time was running out.
09:26Ukraine had attempted an evac
09:27using ground robots already.
09:29Several evacs, in fact.
09:31Six robotic platforms
09:32had started the journey
09:33to the wounded soldier,
09:34only to be destroyed along the way.
09:36The situation getting desperate,
09:38the Maul was called to the field.
09:40Ukraine's new drone
09:41set out on a long journey,
09:43but as it drew nearer
09:43to the settlement
09:44where the injured soldier lay,
09:45which was under Russian occupation,
09:47tragedy almost struck.
09:49The Maul rode over
09:50an anti-personnel mine,
09:51which exploded.
09:52For any other ground robot,
09:53that would have spelled the end,
09:54and Russia would be able
09:55to chalk up a seventh evacuation attempt
09:57that it had stopped.
09:58But the Maul kept going.
10:00Even with its damaged wheel,
10:02it was able to make it
10:03to the injured Ukrainian soldier.
10:04The coffin capsule opened,
10:06the soldier was loaded inside,
10:07and the Maul set out
10:09on its return journey,
10:10damaged wheel and all.
10:11In a perfect world,
10:13this would have been
10:13the end of the challenges.
10:14The Maul would have gotten back
10:15with no issues,
10:16but the battlefields of Ukraine
10:18are far from perfect.
10:19On its return leg,
10:20the Maul was beset
10:21by unmanned aerial vehicles.
10:23Russia knew what the robot
10:24was carrying,
10:25and it wanted to ensure
10:26that the injured soldier
10:27didn't make it back alive.
10:29One by one,
10:30the drone struck,
10:30but they couldn't stop the Maul,
10:32and, more importantly,
10:33they were unable to penetrate
10:35the incredibly strong capsule
10:36protecting the injured soldier.
10:38The Maul survived,
10:39and after a grueling
10:4164-kilometer journey,
10:4237 of those kilometers
10:44traveled on a damaged wheel,
10:45the Maul made it back to base.
10:47What this rescue shows us
10:48is that the Maul
10:49is far more than competent.
10:51It's unkillable.
10:52Russia threw everything
10:53that it had at the robot,
10:54and it still wasn't able
10:54to stop the Maul
10:55from achieving its objective.
10:57Pravda revealed
10:58that the armored steel
10:58used to make the coffin capsule
11:00is what saved the soldier's life
11:01in November 2025,
11:03and the strong mini-tractor wheels
11:05built into the robot
11:06are what allowed it
11:07to survive the mine.
11:08That damaged wheel
11:09is now kept
11:10at the 1st Separate Medical Battalion's
11:11control point
11:12as a souvenir of the strength
11:14of Ukraine's new machine.
11:15More missions have been carried out
11:17with the Maul since,
11:18but in this single story,
11:20we see everything
11:20that makes the signing
11:21of the deal between AI drones UA
11:23and Nured technology
11:24so important.
11:25The Maul is battle-tested.
11:27It's a proven lifesaver,
11:28and now it's coming to Ukraine
11:30in greater numbers
11:31than ever before.
11:32But what we're really seeing
11:33with this new deal
11:34is a microcosm
11:35of a much larger movement
11:36happening in Ukraine's
11:37military right now.
11:39Ground robots
11:39have been identified
11:40as the way of the future
11:41across the front lines
11:43for several reasons,
11:44and this deal just goes to show
11:45how Ukraine is accelerating
11:47the rise of robots
11:48in its battle against Russia.
11:50The key to Maul
11:51and other ground robotic platforms
11:52is that they reduce the risks
11:54faced by Ukraine's
11:55frontline soldiers,
11:56particularly those tasked
11:57with providing medical care
11:59or handling logistics.
12:00In the case of the former,
12:01Ukraine no longer has to risk
12:03an evacuation crew
12:04heading out to the front
12:05using vehicles
12:05and in some cases helicopters.
12:07Those crews typically involve
12:09four people,
12:10all of whom have to put themselves
12:11in the Russian firing line
12:12to get an injured soldier
12:13away from the front.
12:14The Maul is operated
12:16by a crew of six,
12:17none of whom has to
12:18actually go to the front.
12:19A strike against an evacuation crew
12:22just means more injuries
12:23and deaths,
12:23but a strike against a Maul,
12:25well, you've seen
12:26how little effect they can have.
12:27Looking wider
12:28across all robotic platforms,
12:30Ukraine's ground robots
12:31are already saving
12:32an immense number of lives,
12:34both directly
12:35and by keeping soldiers
12:36away from the front.
12:37The Modern War Institute
12:38at West Point
12:39noted in March
12:40that Ukraine's general staff
12:41believes that using ground robots
12:43has reduced personnel casualties
12:45by as much as 30%
12:46since they were introduced
12:48into the military.
12:49For a country
12:50that has endured
12:50more than four years of war
12:52and likely somewhere
12:53between 500,000
12:54and 600,000 casualties,
12:56that sort of reduction
12:57is massive.
12:58Soldiers survive for longer
13:00when ground robots
13:01are in play
13:01and that ultimately means
13:03that Ukraine's defenses
13:04remain strong.
13:06Ukraine sees the clear benefits
13:08and it's been gradually increasing
13:09its use of ground robots
13:10since 2024.
13:12The Modern War Institute
13:13says that Ukraine produced
13:14around 2,000 of these machines
13:15in 2024.
13:17By the end of 2025,
13:19the yearly output
13:19had risen to 15,000
13:21and according to the insider,
13:23Ukraine plans to have contracted
13:2425,000 ground robotic systems
13:26by the end of the first half of 2026,
13:29suggesting that it's aiming
13:30to reach a total
13:31of around 50,000
13:32by the end of the year.
13:33This rapidly accelerating
13:35production schedule
13:36has been bearing fruit.
13:37Toward the end of 2025,
13:39ground robots were handling
13:40about 90%
13:41of the logistics operations
13:42in the contested cities
13:43of Pokrovsk and Myrnyrad.
13:45Fast forward to 2026
13:47and Ukraine has gone all in
13:49on using these types
13:50of platforms.
13:51In a June 13th report,
13:53Metz has said that Ukraine
13:54has deployed 1,028
13:55ground robot complexes
13:57across the front lines
13:58in 2026
13:58and those complexes
14:00have thus far
14:00been responsible
14:01for carrying out
14:02about 50,000 missions.
14:04Every single one
14:05of those missions
14:05is one that would have
14:06previously placed
14:07a human soldier at risk.
14:09Ukraine has also standardized
14:1060 ground robots
14:12in 2026 alone,
14:13the outlet says,
14:14which means it has put
14:15the processes in place
14:16for the mass production
14:17of far more
14:17than simply the Maul.
14:19Euromiden Press adds
14:20there are now 100 companies
14:22working on ground robots
14:23in Ukraine.
14:24There were precisely
14:25zero companies
14:26doing this kind of work
14:27when Russia launched
14:28its invasion.
14:29There's an entire army
14:30of ground robots
14:31coming to Ukraine.
14:32The Maul is simply
14:33one of the most impressive
14:34of them all.
14:35The increase in the sheer
14:36number of ground robots
14:37being produced and deployed
14:38is being mirrored
14:39by more units
14:40learning how to use
14:41these vital pieces of equipment.
14:43Ukraine's Ministry of Defense
14:44reports that 230 units
14:46are now using ground robots
14:47up from 117
14:49and Ukraine's President
14:50Volodymyr Zelensky
14:51has called for closer
14:52coordination between
14:53the government
14:54and Ukrainian industry
14:55to ensure the production
14:56of ground robots
14:57can be scaled up
14:58even further.
14:59Everyone must understand
15:00this is about saving lives,
15:02Zelensky declares.
15:03And in the Maul,
15:04Ukraine has a robot
15:05that specializes
15:06in doing just that
15:07in more ways than one.
15:08And so we come back
15:09to the Maul,
15:10it's easy to boil down
15:11this new ground robot
15:12into a coffin on wheels
15:13that is used to save lives,
15:15but it's so much more than that.
15:16This robot represents
15:17what has made Ukraine
15:18such a tough nut to crack
15:19for Russia over four years.
15:21A constant stream of innovation
15:23centered around solving
15:24real problems
15:25on the battlefield
15:26has turned Ukraine
15:27into one of the world's
15:28most lethal combat forces,
15:30and robots like the Maul
15:31exist to ensure
15:32that lethality is maintained
15:33for as long as possible.
15:35And as the ink dries
15:36on yet another new contract
15:38with a European partner,
15:39the Maul can also stand
15:40as a monument
15:41to the alliances
15:42that Ukraine has built
15:42in the wake of Russia's invasion.
15:44Ukraine and Sweden
15:45have indeed forged
15:46something unkillable.
15:47But it's not just the Maul
15:49that can't be stopped.
15:50The alliance between
15:51these two nations
15:51is going the distance.
15:53And for Putin,
15:54who is a man who thrives
15:55on causing chaos and division,
15:56the unity displayed
15:58in this new deal
15:58is like a dagger to the heart.
16:00The Maul is coming.
16:02And we already know
16:03that mines and drones
16:04can't stop it.
16:05Though we've placed
16:06much of the focus
16:06of this video on the Maul
16:07and the utility of ground robots
16:09when it comes to saving lives,
16:10Ukraine's robots
16:11can do so much more.
16:12They're not just
16:13lifesavers and supply carriers.
16:15Some are killers.
16:17In January,
16:18Ukrainian unit found a way
16:19to make a ground robot
16:20a dealer of death
16:21for Russia's forces.
16:23Combine that robot
16:24with 12 anti-tank mines
16:25and boom,
16:26you'll get the end
16:26of a Russian unit.
16:28Find out more about that incident
16:29and the future at which it hints
16:31by watching our video.
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16:41And thank you,
16:42as always,
16:43for watching.
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