# ROOK at United States Marine Corps: deployment

Canonical ID: `14a7d216-9ef0-4e2b-95b7-05b61af21ce8`

[Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md) supplying approximately 200 tactical robots ([Rook](/models/roboteam-rook.md) and MTGR) to US Marine Corps in $30M deal. Rook is 6x6 multi-payload UGV co-developed with Elbit Systems.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** roboteam-rook-united-states-marine-corps-rook
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [ROOK](/models/roboteam-rook.md) (id: `1f7aab75-8c5e-42ad-95fc-4d9a459a6439`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Roboteam](/companies/roboteam.md) (id: `91e44994-d066-4ae0-8c76-1748f369070f`)
- **Location:** [United States Marine Corps](/locations/united-states-marine-corps-rook.md) (id: `5513ac0a-2b76-48a5-9a18-3087bd931d49`)
- **First seen:** 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/us-marines-buy-200-tactical-robots-from-israels-roboteam-amid-all-time-high-demand-ceo/

## Common questions

### What is the ROOK deployment at United States Marine Corps?

ROOK, built by Roboteam, is recorded as a deployment at United States Marine Corps on the DEPLOY registry. Roboteam operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ROOK at United States Marine Corps?

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

### When did the ROOK deployment at United States Marine Corps go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the ROOK deployment at United States Marine Corps?

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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