Glossary
Payload
The useful load carried or manipulated by a machine beyond the equipment required for its basic operation; measurement conditions matter.
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42 results for “Payloads”
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Robot
Mission Master SP
Mission Master SP is a compact electric uncrewed ground vehicle in Rheinmetall's autonomous Mission Master family, configured for evaluation in logistics, observation…
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Robot
THeMIS
THeMIS is a modular tracked uncrewed ground vehicle family that accepts logistics, reconnaissance, engineering and other defense payloads on a common hybrid-electric…
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Drone
CAMCOPTER S-100
CAMCOPTER S-100 is an uncrewed helicopter system for land- and ship-based missions that carries interchangeable sensing payloads without requiring a prepared runway.
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Drone
Falco Xplorer
Falco Xplorer is a remotely piloted fixed-wing aircraft developed for persistent strategic surveillance with automatic takeoff and landing and an open payload…
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Drone
Matternet M2
Matternet M2 is an autonomous delivery aircraft used within the company's medical-logistics system for time-sensitive payloads.
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Drone
Predator C Avenger
Predator C Avenger is a jet-powered remotely piloted aircraft designed to combine higher transit speed with long-endurance surveillance and multi-mission payload…
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Maritime System
Iver4 900
Iver4 900 is a modular autonomous underwater vehicle for extended survey, sensing and defense missions, with field-reconfigurable payload and communications sections.
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Maritime System
Manta Ray
Manta Ray is a full-scale uncrewed underwater demonstrator developed for long-duration, long-range autonomous missions with modular payloads and low-power seabed…
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Maritime System
Orca XLUUV
Orca is an extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicle program designed for long-range autonomous operation with a modular payload bay and minimal support from a host vessel.
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Maritime System
REMUS 620
Long-endurance medium-class autonomous underwater vehicle designed for modular payload and survey missions.
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Space Robot
Canadarm2
Large robotic arm on the International Space Station used to move payloads, support assembly, and assist visiting vehicles.
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Space Robot
European Robotic Arm
Walking robotic arm mounted on the Russian segment of the International Space Station for payload and maintenance tasks.
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Robot
Spot
Spot is a commercial quadruped mobile robot used for remote inspection, sensing and data collection.
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Drone
DJI Matrice 400
Matrice 400 is a configurable enterprise multirotor for inspection, mapping and public-safety workflows. Values are DJI specifications under stated test conditions.
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Drone
Ghost
Ghost is Anduril's expeditionary uncrewed aircraft family for reconnaissance and situational-awareness missions.
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Drone
MQ-9A Reaper
MQ-9A is a remotely piloted, long-endurance aircraft used for ISR and strike missions. Operational details vary by operator and configuration.
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Drone
V-BAT
V-BAT is a ducted-fan vertical-takeoff aircraft used for ship- and land-based reconnaissance missions.
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Maritime System
HUGIN
HUGIN is a family of autonomous underwater vehicles for seabed mapping, inspection and defense-related missions.
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Robot
Seegrid Lift CR1
Lift CR1 is Seegrid's high-reach autonomous lift truck for heavier pallet handling and vertical storage workflows.
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Robot
Vision 60
Vision 60 is a modular quadruped uncrewed ground vehicle built for mobility across rough terrain, with perception-assisted walking and route-level autonomy for…
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Drone
Bayraktar KIZILELMA
KIZILELMA is a jet-powered uncrewed combat aircraft under flight development for collaborative air operations and operation from short runways.
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Drone
Bayraktar TB3
Bayraktar TB3 is a folding-wing uncrewed combat aircraft developed for short-runway takeoff and landing, including operations from ships with compact flight decks.
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Drone
Gray Eagle 25M
Gray Eagle 25M is a modernized long-endurance uncrewed aircraft for reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition missions, built around modular open-system…
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Drone
Mojave
Mojave is an expeditionary short-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft demonstrator derived from the Predator family for operations from austere fields and compact…
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Maritime System
Bluefin-12
Modular autonomous underwater vehicle designed for survey and search operations.
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Maritime System
Bluefin-21
Large autonomous underwater vehicle developed for deep-water survey and search missions.
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Maritime System
Bluefin-9
Portable autonomous underwater vehicle designed for survey, search, and environmental monitoring missions.
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Maritime System
BlueROV2
Open-platform remotely operated underwater vehicle used in education, research, and inspection projects.
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Maritime System
REMUS 130
Portable autonomous underwater vehicle designed for rapid deployment, survey, research, and selected defense missions.
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Maritime System
REMUS 300
Modular autonomous underwater vehicle developed for portable survey and mine-countermeasure missions.
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Maritime System
REMUS 6000
Deep-ocean autonomous underwater vehicle designed for long-duration survey and search missions.
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Maritime System
Sentry
Deep-ocean autonomous underwater vehicle operated by WHOI for high-resolution seafloor mapping and scientific sensing.
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Space Robot
Astrobee
Cube-shaped free-flying robots used inside the International Space Station for research and technology demonstrations.
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Glossary
End Effector
The tool or device at the working end of a robot arm, such as a gripper, welder, suction cup or surgical instrument.
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Robot
FANUC CRX
CRX is FANUC's family of collaborative robot arms for lighter-payload industrial tasks.
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Glossary
Actuator
A component that converts electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or other energy into controlled motion or force.
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Glossary
Collaborative Robot
A robot designed for collaborative applications; safe use still depends on the complete application, risk assessment and protective measures.
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Robot
MiR Shelf Lift 1350
MiR Shelf Lift 1350 is the high-payload shelf-lift configuration for autonomous movement of heavy mobile racks and fixtures.
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Robot
MiR600
MiR600 is a high-payload AMR for autonomous pallet and heavy-load movement in factories and warehouses.
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Drone
Bayraktar AKINCI
AKINCI is a twin-engine high-altitude uncrewed combat aircraft designed for long-endurance surveillance, command support and multi-payload defense missions.
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Technology
Robotic Manipulation
Robotic manipulation concerns sensing, planning and controlling physical contact with objects and tools.
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