# MTGR at Afghanistan: deployment

Canonical ID: `79ce068a-f68f-49e1-a4db-72a59a99658d`

[Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md)'s first major contract: 100 man-carried [MTGR](/models/roboteam-mtgr.md) (Micro Tactical Ground Robot) robots supplied to US forces in [Afghanistan](/locations/afghanistan.md), a deal worth $10 million. The MTGR became the platform's inaugural operational deployment, rapidly entering US Army service.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** 100 units
- **Contract value:** USD 10 million
- **Operator:** US Forces (Afghanistan)

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-08_

- **Slug:** roboteam-mtgr-afghanistan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [MTGR](/models/roboteam-mtgr.md) (id: `d2a9a24e-e904-4512-8adf-ca6b737b18c7`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md) (id: `91e44994-d066-4ae0-8c76-1748f369070f`)
- **Location:** [Afghanistan](/locations/afghanistan.md) (id: `ae1c46c5-47f3-4789-8278-798bfa3ce0ce`)
- **First seen:** 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **When our robot takes a bullet, it saves a soldier's life** · https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/07/09/when-our-robot-takes-a-bullet-it-saves-a-soldiers-life/ · 2012-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the MTGR deployment at Afghanistan?

MTGR, built by Roboteam, is recorded as a deployment at Afghanistan on the DEPLOY registry. Roboteam operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MTGR at Afghanistan?

Roboteam, the manufacturer of MTGR, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MTGR deployment at Afghanistan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2012 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MTGR 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.


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