# Ratel Robotics: defense robotics company

Canonical ID: `96661e22-d784-443d-9555-69b4ccee7b21`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Kyiv, Ukraine
- **Scale:** Top Ukrainian UGV producer; 25,000 UGVs contracted nationally for H1 2026
- **Products:** [Ratel H](/models/ratel-h.md), Ratel S, Ratel M, Nurse TB

- **Slug:** ratel-robotics
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Kyiv, Ukraine
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)

## Models

- [Ratel H](/models/ratel-h.md) (defense_ugv) (id: `e37405b3-08c6-444c-bed8-86ef1960bcb4`)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Ratel Robotics?

Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle manufacturer producing combat and logistics UGVs for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Product line includes the Ratel H (multi-purpose logistics and casualty evacuation), Ratel S/M, and the Nurse TB tracked UGV for logistics and remote mining. Ukraine plans to contract 25,000 UGVs in H1 2026, with Ratel Robotics as a top producer. Approximately 80% of frontline logistics in Ukraine are now performed by ground drones.

### What does Ratel Robotics make?

Ratel Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Ratel H (Ratel Robotics builds physical robots).

### Where is Ratel Robotics headquartered?

Ratel Robotics is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine.

### Where does Ratel Robotics operate robots?

Ratel Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Ratel Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Ratel Robotics ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Ratel Robotics founded?

Ratel Robotics was founded in 2022.


## Sources (3)

1. https://robots.com.ua/en/
2. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2026/04/24/ukraine-to-field-25000-ground-robots-in-push-to-replace-soldiers-for-frontline-logistics/
3. https://ukrainesarmsmonitor.substack.com/p/drone-warfare-in-ukraine-unprecedented

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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