# Throwbot 2 at Afghanistan: deployment

Canonical ID: `9121526c-e80e-435b-af82-44321b22da7d`

More than 2,000 [Throwbot](/companies/reconrobotics.md) robots deployed with US Army and Marine Corps fire teams in [Afghanistan](/locations/afghanistan.md) for reconnaissance and IED detection.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** reconrobotics-throwbot-2-afghanistan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Throwbot 2](/models/reconrobotics-throwbot-2.md) (id: `abc32cf8-8e93-466c-9160-f407011ed170`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [ReconRobotics](/companies/reconrobotics.md) (id: `18299056-8144-49ee-95d0-722fdb2e9f46`)
- **Location:** [Afghanistan](/locations/afghanistan.md) (id: `ae1c46c5-47f3-4789-8278-798bfa3ce0ce`)
- **First seen:** 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://registry.deploy.report/verified-deployments

## 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.

### When did the Throwbot 2 deployment at Afghanistan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2010 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### 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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/9121526c-e80e-435b-af82-44321b22da7d · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=9121526c-e80e-435b-af82-44321b22da7d · canonical URL: /deployments/reconrobotics-throwbot-2-afghanistan_