Facts

• Company: ARX Robotics
• Product type: Unmanned Ground Vehicle
• Status: commercial
• Capability focus: Generalist
• Website: https://www.arx-robotics.com/hector

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Timeline / Research
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

Hector is ARX Robotics wheeled medium-class unmanned ground vehicle. Built on Mithra OS, it supports optional manning, software-defined autonomy and modular mission profiles for European land forces.

Overview

Hector is ARX Robotics wheeled medium-class unmanned ground vehicle. Built on Mithra OS, it supports optional manning, software-defined autonomy and modular mission profiles for European land forces.

Market context

Hector is ARX Robotics' wheeled unmanned ground vehicle built around Mithra OS for higher-speed, longer-range land-force missions.

• Target environment: Defense mobility routes, field logistics, inspection environments and wheeled UGV operating areas.
• Workflow context: Wheeled land autonomy, payload integration, logistics, sensing, effectors and modular mission support.
• Customer context: Defense users and integrators needing a software-defined wheeled UGV.
• Deployment model: Wheeled UGV platform integrated with ARX software and payload interfaces.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial defense product surface.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on terrain, autonomy performance, payload fit, communications and procurement.
• Market position: Software-first wheeled land autonomy platform extending ARX beyond tracked systems.
• Adjacent products: GEREON RCS, Mithra OS, Rheinmetall UGVs, Milrem systems

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Wheeled land autonomy, payload integration, logistics, sensing, effectors and modular mission support.

Capability

generalist

Deployment environment

Defense mobility routes, field logistics, inspection environments and wheeled UGV operating areas.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defense
• Workflow: Wheeled land autonomy, payload integration, logistics, sensing, effectors and modular mission support.
• Capability: generalist
• Deployment environment: Defense mobility routes, field logistics, inspection environments and wheeled UGV operating areas.

Specifications

• Autonomy: manual_autonomous_and_optionally_manned
• Camera: thermal_night_vision
• Communication Range Km: up_to_4_km
• Configuration: modular_system
• Max Speed Kmh: 120_kmh
• Payload Kg: up_to_500_kg
• Range Km: 350_km
• Software: Mithra_OS
• Variants: combustion; electric

Tags

• Peer Group: Defence ground robot
• Workflow: Tactical reconnaissance
• Capability: Remote operation
• Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment, Outdoor field environment
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Deployed platform

Timeline / Research

• 2026-01-21 - Product Launch - ARX Robotics unveils Hector optionally manned software-defined UGV - ARX introduced Hector as an optionally manned platform designed to be crew-driven to the edge of the mission area and th…

Comparable Systems

• VECTOR RCV - Milrem Robotics - UGV
• GEREON RCS - ARX Robotics - Unmanned Ground Vehicle
• XTENDER - XTEND - Reconnaissance UAV
• HONEY BADGER - XTEND - Reconnaissance UAV
• THeMIS - Milrem Robotics - UGV
• Flex FPV - Draganfly - UAV