# PROBOT at Italy: deployment

Canonical ID: `d0cee23f-d255-4f74-978c-6a7f665cae7f`

Italian Army's 9th Alpini Regiment deployed the [PROBOT](/models/roboteam-probot.md) UGV during the Vardirex 2020 Search & Rescue exercise to evacuate simulated casualties. [Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md) has contracts with Italian military and Carabinieri for tactical robot systems.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Italian Army (9th Alpini Regiment)
- **Exercise:** Vardirex 2020

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** roboteam-probot-italy
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [PROBOT](/models/roboteam-probot.md) (id: `ba3da873-8008-4e2c-a9e6-b3d00696ac1e`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md) (id: `91e44994-d066-4ae0-8c76-1748f369070f`)
- **Location:** [Italy](/locations/italy.md) (id: `4cfc5518-23a5-482f-9a61-48c863974b0e`)
- **First seen:** 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **9th Alpini Regiment deploying PROBOT UGV during Vardirex 2020** · https://www.facebook.com/elbitsystemsltd/posts/the-9th-alpini-regiment-of-the-italian-army-deploying-probot-ugv-during-the-vard/1450412671957054/ · 2020-10-01

## Common questions

### What is the PROBOT deployment at Italy?

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

### Who operates PROBOT at Italy?

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

### When did the PROBOT deployment at Italy go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the PROBOT deployment at Italy?

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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