VIPeR
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Co-Developed with Elbit Systems, the VIPeR - (Versatile, Intelligent, Portable Robot) is a small, lightweight, one-person portable robot capable of climbing stairs and overcoming obstacles to carry out a variety of missions, saving soldiers lives and enabling more effective combat performance. |
Designed to reduce the danger to the dismounted force during different phases of combat, VIPeR can take on many of the challenges faced by today’s land warriors. Portable and highly mobile, it is configurable for multiple types of missions by add-on sensors, modules and payloads, tailored to specific tasks. The compact system measures 18″L x 18″W x 9″H and weighs 25 lbs.
Always alert and undeterred by stairs, rubble, dark alleys, caves or narrow tunnels, VIPeR is a highly effective partner for dismounted soldiers, keeping them out of harm’s way by detecting IEDs and booby traps and warning them of enemies and dangers ahead.
VIPeR was developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) within the framework of its Portable Unmanned Ground Vehicle (PUGV) program, and in close cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D). Following operational evaluation, the IDF plans on fielding VIPeR in its infantry platoons.
