Milrem Robotics

{{Infobox company | logo = Milrem Robotics Logo.svg | logo_size = 170px | image = | image_caption = | location = [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] | founded = 2013 | founder = Kuldar Väärsi | key_people = | website = {{URL|https://milremrobotics.com/}} }} '''Milrem Robotics''' is an [[Estonia]]n [[Military technology|defense technology]] company specializing in robotic and autonomous systems for military and security applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tallinn, it develops modular, [[Artificial intelligence|AI-enabled]] [[Unmanned ground vehicle|unmanned ground vehicles]], used for reconnaissance, transport, and combat support. Its main production facility is in Tallinn, Estonia, capable of manufacturing over 500 [[THeMIS]] unmanned ground vehicle units per year. The company also operates R&D and engineering subsidiaries in [[Finland]], [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], and the [[United States]], focusing on design, testing, and regional support. Milrem Robotics is majority-owned by the UAE’s [[Edge Group|EDGE Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BTI 2022: United Arab Emirates |url=https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-dashboard?isocode=ARE&cHash=98c3237aa3b3bd62d4a082e9b709a514 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=BTI 2022 |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404121251/https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-dashboard?isocode=ARE&cHash=98c3237aa3b3bd62d4a082e9b709a514 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History == Milrem Robotics was established in 2013. Development on the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) began late 2014. The first UGV (THeMIS) was introduced at DSEI 2015 in London. An upgraded THeMIS was introduced at the 2019 Defence and Security Equipment International conference.<ref name="national defense" >{{cite web |last1=Tadjdeh |first1=Yasmin |title=NEWS FROM DSEI: Estonia’s Milrem Robotics Debuts Upgraded Ground Robot |url=https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/9/13/estonias-milrem-robotics-debuts-upgraded-ground-robot |website=www.nationaldefensemagazine.org |publisher=National Defense Magazine |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001192704/https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/9/13/estonias-milrem-robotics-debuts-upgraded-ground-robot |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019 the [[Estonian Defence Forces]] deployed the [[THeMIS]] UGV to a combat zone, [[Mali]], for the first time as part of a French led counter-terrorism [[Operation Barkhane]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGV completes first deployment in Mali proving its effectiveness and reliability |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/milrem-robotics-themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali-proving-its-effectiveness-and-reliability |website=www.edrmagazine.eu |publisher=European Defense Review |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021040656/https://www.edrmagazine.eu/milrem-robotics-themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali-proving-its-effectiveness-and-reliability |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Helfrich |first1=Emma |url=http://mil-embedded.com/news/themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali/ |title=THeMIS UGV completes first deployment in Mali |website=mil-embedded.com |publisher=Military Embedded Systems |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=31 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531115359/http://mil-embedded.com/news/themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2023, after testing the system through Ukraine's [[Brave1]] innovation system, Milrem signed an agreement with the [[Ukrainian Defense Industry]] to start development and production of robotic defense systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tambur |first=Silver |date=14 December 2023 |title=Estonia’s Milrem to develop robotic systems with the Ukrainian defence industry |url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/estonias-milrem-to-develop-robotic-systems-with-the-ukrainian-defence-industry/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Estonian World |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Product lines == ===THeMIS=== {{multiple image | image1 = THeMIS 5th generation UGV.jpg | caption1 = [[THeMIS]] unmanned ground vehicle produced by Milrem Robotics | image2 = Multiscope Rescue.jpg | caption2 = Multiscope Rescue with the Hydra firefighting payload from InnoVfoam }} {{main article|THeMIS}} The THeMIS is a medium-sized military UGV intended to provide support for dismounted troops by serving as a transport platform, remote weapon station, IED detection and disposal unit etc. The vehicle’s open architecture gives it multi-missions capability. The THeMIS has been integrated with a number of weapons and weapons systems including the [[FGM-148 Javelin]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Joe |title=Lockheed-Raytheon’s deadlier F-Model Javelin anti-tank missile rolls into production |url=https://www.defensenews.com/2020/05/06/deadlier-f-model-javelin-antitank-missile-rolls-into-production/ |website=www.defensenews.com |publisher=Defense News |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200507074052/https://www.defensenews.com/2020/05/06/deadlier-f-model-javelin-antitank-missile-rolls-into-production/ |url-status=live }}</ref> deFNder Medium, PROTECTOR RWS, IMPACT and Brimstone anti-tank system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=25 September 2023 |title=Milrem Robotics and Clavister to Collaborate on Cyber Protection of Unmanned Military Vehicles - MilitaryLeak.COM |url=https://militaryleak.com/2023/09/25/milrem-robotics-and-clavister-to-collaborate-on-cyber-protection-of-unmanned-military-vehicles/ |access-date=16 October 2024 |website=militaryleak.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Multiscope==== The Multiscope is the civilian version of the THeMIS UGV.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milrem Robotics and InnoVfoam Partner to Develop Robot Firefighting Systems |url=https://insideunmannedsystems.com/milrem-robotics-and-innovfoam-partner-to-develop-robot-firefighting-systems/ |website=insideunmannedsystems.com |publisher=Inside Unmanned Systems |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528063159/https://insideunmannedsystems.com/milrem-robotics-and-innovfoam-partner-to-develop-robot-firefighting-systems/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:TypeX RCV.jpg|thumb|Type-X robotic combat vehicle]]

===Type-X=== {{main article|Type-X (unmanned ground vehicle)}} The Type-X is an in-development 12-tonne class UGV.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruuda |first1=Lennart |title=Estonian company developing new military robot |url=https://news.postimees.ee/6943018/estonian-company-developing-new-military-robot |website=news.postimees.ee |publisher=Post Times Estonia |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409045402/https://news.postimees.ee/6943018/estonian-company-developing-new-military-robot |url-status=live }}</ref>

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