DEPLOYDatabase

Deployment

Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan

ReconRobotics developed the Throwbot 2 (TB2), a throwable micro-robot platform used by military and law enforcement teams to obtain live video and audio reconnaissance in indoor and outdoor environments without entering the space. The Throwbot 2 provides up to 110 minutes of runtime from a single lithium-polymer battery and includes both visible-light and infrared imaging for low-light operations. It is the successor to the Throwbot XT and is deployed by public safety and military units across multiple countries.

Throwbot 2 by ReconRobotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

Track Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan

Recent coverage

See all coverage →

In June 2012 ReconRobotics said more than 2,000 of its robots were deployed in Afghanistan, and Stars and Stripes reported almost 2,000 Throwbots with U.S. soldiers and Marines there, per the maker's estimate.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-10-21
Model
Throwbot 2
Company
ReconRobotics
Location
Afghanistan
Status
operational
Location precision
city centroid
ID
9121526c-e80e-435b-af82-44321b22da7d

Timeline

  1. Oct 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

Free to use on your site, with a link back to DEPLOY.

Throwbot 2 operates in Afghanistan. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://reconrobotics.com/company_news/reconrobotics-awarded-13-9-million-contract-by-the-u-s-army/
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: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan.

Common questions

What is the Throwbot 2 deployment at Afghanistan?
Throwbot 2, built by ReconRobotics, is recorded as a deployment at Afghanistan on the DEPLOY registry. ReconRobotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan?
ReconRobotics, the manufacturer of Throwbot 2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Throwbot 2 deployment at Afghanistan?
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.

Deploy Watch

Track this deployment.

We notify you when status changes against primary-source evidence, contract events surface, or a related incident is filed.

Machine-readable surfaces