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TALON at Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Small durable tracked robot widely fielded by the US military for EOD, reconnaissance and CBRN missions; thousands fielded with long-running sustainment contracts.

TALON by QinetiQ · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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A QinetiQ TALON approached the Tsarnaev brothers' abandoned car early on the Friday morning after the Watertown shootout and used its arms to open the trunk and hood. Dozens of QinetiQ robots were used across the four-and-a-half days of the manhunt.

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No incidents on record for TALON at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Last updated
2026-10-21
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
United States/Massachusetts/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Status
ended
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2013-04-19
ID
7dfbfd12-32b4-4774-866d-65bdb7e2b75d

Timeline

  1. Apr 2013
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  2. Oct 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://bostonmagazine.com/?p=417031
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Boston, Massachusetts, USA?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Boston, Massachusetts, USA?
QinetiQ, the manufacturer of TALON, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the TALON deployment at Boston, Massachusetts, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 19, 2013 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the TALON deployment at Boston, Massachusetts, USA still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Boston, Massachusetts, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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