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ARX Robotics

German UGV maker; builds the GEREON robot for British Army, Ukraine and Europe's defence market.

ARX Robotics founded a cross-border venture with Ukraine's Roboneers on 25 June 2026 to co-produce the Rys Pro robot, extending an April 2026 £45 million deal to build its GEREON line for the British Army with Devon's Supacat.

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Key Question

Can ARX Robotics scale GEREON production fast enough to meet Ukraine's 25,000-robot target?

Timeline for ARX Robotics

#11 11 Aug

Ran eight GEREON UGVs through the six-day Fort Irwin exercise

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: GEREON ran six days in the Mojave
#13 21 Jul

Mentioned in: Humanoid's buyers wrote the $152m cheque

UK Startups and Innovation
#10 13 Jul

Mentioned in: Brigade confirms it landed Kinburn robot

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#6 8 Jul

Mentioned in: Ukraine robot maker doubles its output

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#5 25 Jun

Co-founded ARX Industries with Roboneers

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: ARX and Roboneers build a cross-border robot venture
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Background

ARX Robotics is a German unmanned ground vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Munich, and the company behind the GEREON logistics robot, which now occupies three market tiers simultaneously: UK domestic procurement, combat deployment in Ukraine, and exhibition exposure at shows including Eurosatory.

The firm extended its supply chain in April 2026 by signing a teaming agreement with Supacat to develop an optionally crewed version of the Jackal patrol vehicle, responding to Ukrainian demand for cheap, repairable ground robots manufactured at scale rather than a handful of premium platforms.

ARX sits at the centre of a European unmanned-ground-vehicle supply chain being reshaped by the war: an active combat procurement in Ukraine, a sovereign manufacturing commitment to the British Army, and a cross-border joint venture together signal the market has moved from prototype phase to volume production.

Key Issues
Ukraine robot supply

ARX moves from export to co-production

ARX won an order on 6 May 2026 to expand its GEREON fleet for Ukraine to roughly five times its previous size, supplying logistics, resupply and evacuation robots against wartime demand. It is separately building a dedicated GEREON line for the British Army under an April 2026 Task Force RAPSTONE contract, investing £45m in UK capacity of up to 1,800 units a year with Devon's Supacat as manufacturing partner.

On 25 June 2026 ARX founded ARX Industries with Ukraine's Roboneers to build the Rys Pro modular ground robot in both Germany and Ukraine, its first move from exporting finished robots to co-producing them inside a partner country, with stated year-one capacity running to several thousand units.

Common Questions
What is Task Force RAPSTONE?
Task Force RAPSTONE is the British Army's fast-procurement route for autonomous systems, used to award ARX Robotics a GEREON production contract in April 2026 outside the standard Defence Equipment Plan timetable.Source: event
What is ARX Robotics building for the British Army?
ARX Robotics UK is building a GEREON unmanned ground vehicle production line in the UK under a contract awarded via Task Force RAPSTONE in April 2026. ARX is investing £45 million and plans capacity for up to 1,800 units per year, manufactured with Devon-based Supacat.Source: event
What is the GEREON robot used for in Ukraine?
The GEREON is used for logistics, resupply, casualty evacuation and ISR. ARX Robotics expanded Ukraine's GEREON fleet fivefold in May 2026 as part of Ukraine's stated goal to procure 25,000 ground robots in the first half of 2026.Source: event
Why did ARX Robotics partner with Supacat in the UK?
ARX and Supacat signed a teaming agreement on 28 April 2026 to develop an optionally crewed Jackal patrol vehicle with UK-based manufacturing, responding to demand for sovereign ground autonomy and closer supply chains to conflict zones.Source: Army Technology
How many ground robots does Ukraine want to buy in 2026?
Ukraine has stated a target of procuring 25,000 ground robots in the first half of 2026, a demand rate that is reshaping European UGV production capacity.Source: ARX Robotics
What is the ARX Industries joint venture with Roboneers?
ARX Industries is a joint venture ARX Robotics founded with Ukraine's Roboneers on 25 June 2026 in Gdansk to build the Rys Pro unmanned ground vehicle in both Germany and Ukraine, ARX's first move from exporting robots to co-producing them locally.Source: autonomous-land-sea briefing, Update 5
Did a Roboneers robot see combat in Ukraine?
Yes. Ukraine's 123rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade landed an armed Roboneers Rys-family UGV ashore at Kinburn Spit on 13 July 2026, delivered by an uncrewed surface vessel. Roboneers is ARX Robotics' joint-venture partner in ARX Industries; ARX itself is the German manufacturing parent and was not directly involved in the raid.
Source Material
ARX Robotics expands GEREON fleet fivefold for Ukraine