ARX Robotics

• Gereon
• Hector
• Mithra OS

Facilities & manufacturing

• Facility

  2025-02-06 - ARX Robotics opened a production facility for autonomous defense systems in Europe. - single production facility opening - ARX production facility

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Output & shipments

• Deliveries

  2026-09-29 - ARX and DEUTZ handed over the first Ulm-built GEREON systems for onward delivery to Ukraine; unit count is not disclosed. - Factory handover; onward delivery to Ukraine planned

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-05-06 - ARX Robotics secured a major Ukraine order for a connected GEREON UGV fleet using Mithra OS and local production partners. - GEREON UGV / Mithra OS - Ukraine GEREON UGV fleet order

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• Order / commitment

  2026-04-15 - ARX Robotics secured its first British Army order for UK-manufactured GEREON unmanned ground vehicles. - British Army GEREON UGV order - UK-manufactured GEREON program

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• Order / commitment

  2025-11-19 - ARX Robotics secured a major order to expand the GEREON unmanned ground vehicle fleet in Ukraine. - GEREON UGV fleet in Ukraine

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Supply chain relationships

• DEUTZ

  Inbound - Manufacturing Services - DEUTZ manufactures GEREON systems for ARX Robotics in Ulm; the first systems were handed over for onward Ukraine delivery

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• DEUTZ

  Inbound - robotic motion components - DEUTZ and ARX plan to integrate DEUTZ drives and mobile-energy systems into ARX UGVs

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• Armed Forces of Ukraine

  Outbound - Equipment - ARX Robotics secured an order for additional GEREON UGVs for Ukraine, expanding an armed-forces fleet to several hundred connected systems

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• 2025-07-29 - Series A extension - $12.7M - ARX Robotics extends Series-A by €11 million led by Speedinvest

  ARX Robotics announced an €11 million extension of its Series A round led by Speedinvest. - source: arx-robotics.com

• 2025-04-28 - Series A - $35.2M - ARX Robotics raises €31 million Series A led by HV Capital

  ARX Robotics announced a €31 million Series A financing round led by HV Capital. - source: arx-robotics.com

• 2024-06-10 - Seed - $9.7M - ARX Robotics raises €9 million seed round

  ARX Robotics raised €9 million in seed financing to expand its team and production capacity for autonomous unmanned ground systems in Europe. - source: project-a.com

• 2023-09-19 - Pre-Seed - $1.2M - ARX Robotics raises €1.15 million pre-seed round

  ARX Robotics raised €1.15 million in pre-seed financing for autonomous unmanned systems serving defence and civilian response applications. - source: project-a.com

• NATO Innovation Fund - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-06-10 - latest 2025-04-28
• Project A Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2023-09-19 - latest 2024-06-10
• Discovery Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-06-10
• HV Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-28
• Omnes Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-28
• Project A - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-28
• Speedinvest - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-29

• Marc Wietfeld - Co-Founder and CEO
• Stefan Roebel - COO

Events

• 2026-10-04 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Roboneers expand partnership into system integration and joint development

  The agreement was signed in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It builds on their June 2026 ARX Industries production joint venture for Rys Pro UGVs in Ukraine and Germany. The companies already supply ground drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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• 2026-09-29 - Production Milestone - ARX and DEUTZ hand over first Ulm-built GEREON systems

  The systems will reinforce the GEREON fleet already operating in Ukraine. DEUTZ provides industrial manufacturing, production processes and quality assurance, while ARX leads system development and integration. The first handover is part of a larger production volume set to ramp over the coming months.

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• 2026-09-16 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and GDLS-UK explore Hector–Ajax integration

  The proposed teaming roles include reconnaissance, surveillance, protection and combat support. The companies will assess GDLS-UK's South Wales facilities for final assembly and integration. Their industrial assessment also covers manufacturing engineering, CNC and fabrication capacity, and development of a UK supplier base.

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• 2026-09-13 - Market Signal - ARX Robotics discusses UGV manufacturing with Bosch

  The discussions concern using established automotive manufacturing capacity to scale production of ARX unmanned ground vehicles. ARX already has industrial relationships with DEUTZ and Schaeffler; the Bosch discussions have not been announced as a signed supply or manufacturing agreement. Larger European defence groups have expressed acquisition interest, while ARX says it intends to remain independent.

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• 2026-09-09 - Market Signal - ARX Robotics opens Polish subsidiary

  ARX Robotics opened a Polish subsidiary as the first completed step in its market entry. The company plans permanent headquarters plus training, maintenance and technical-support facilities, backed by investment in the double-digit millions of euros. ARX said it would work with Poland's armed forces, government and defence industry on autonomous-ground-system deployment, production and long-term support.

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• 2026-07-07 - Production Milestone - DEUTZ launches series production of ARX Robotics GEREON UGV

  Production is ramping at the DEUTZ plant in Ulm. First systems from the Ulm facility are scheduled for Ukraine from late summer 2026. The strategic partnership gives ARX access to DEUTZ drive-system, energy-infrastructure and production-network capacity.

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• 2026-07-07 - Production Milestone - ARX Robotics and DEUTZ launch series production of GEREON UGV

  DEUTZ is ramping production of GEREON at its Ulm plant. First systems from the Ulm facility are scheduled for Ukraine from late summer 2026. The partnership also covers DEUTZ drive systems, energy infrastructure and production/service-network support.

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• 2026-06-26 - Production Milestone - ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries for Rys Pro UGV production

  ARX Robotics and Ukrainian Roboneers formed ARX Industries, a German-Ukrainian joint venture to serially produce Rys Pro UGVs in Germany and Ukraine. Reports describe first-year production plans of several thousand Rys Pro systems. The JV is intended to scale toward high five-digit annual production capacity across Germany and Ukraine.

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• 2026-05-15 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Supacat sign UK MoU for uncrewed land systems

  The MoU combines ARX UGVs and Mithra software with Supacat's high-mobility defence vehicles for crewed-uncrewed teaming and optionally crewed platforms. The companies will explore UK and allied defence opportunities, including digitally enabled land operations and integration with existing platforms such as Jackal. The collaboration also covers UK-based manufacturing, integration and supply-chain capability; it does not disclose a completed production order.

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• 2026-05-06 - Commercial Order - ARX Robotics secures major Ukraine order for connected GEREON UGV fleet

  ARX Robotics secured a major order in Ukraine to expand the connected GEREON unmanned ground vehicle fleet. The order will scale a networked fleet used across multiple military domains, with GEREON systems connected through the ARX Robotics Framework and Mithra OS. ARX said the order supports a locally anchored supply chain, with production and cooperation involving its Ukrainian plant and local partners.

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• 2026-04-28 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Supacat sign UK defence robotics partnership

  ARX Robotics and Supacat signed an MoU to integrate uncrewed ground systems with high-mobility military vehicle platforms. The work combines ARX Robotics' UGVs and Mithra software stack with Supacat's vehicle integration, manufacturing and support capability. The partnership is aimed at crewed-uncrewed teaming for UK and allied land forces, including optionally crewed vehicle concepts such as Jackal.

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• 2026-04-15 - Contract Award - ARX Robotics secures first British Army contract for UK-manufactured GEREON UGVs

  Through Task Force RAPSTONE, ARX Robotics UK received an initial British Army order for UK-manufactured GEREON uncrewed ground vehicles with ISR payloads and technical support for Recce-Strike experimentation. The award followed trials and operational experimentation with British Army operators, including exercises in Kenya and the Baltics. ARX said the contract coincided with the start of UK manufacturing and linked the programme to its wider £45 million UK expansion plan.

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• 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 then switched to teleoperation or supervised autonomy. The company positioned Hector as a Mithra-powered, software-first UGV intended for scalable production and a broad mission set. ARX said the platform was designed to increase stand-off distance, range, and operational flexibility while reducing logistics burden.

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• 2025-12-11 - Demonstration - ARX Robotics and Helsing complete unmanned Recce-Strike demonstration with British Armed Forces in Kenya

  British soldiers completed a ground-to-air Recce-Strike sequence using an ARX Gereon UGV to identify and pass targeting data for a Helsing HX-2 loitering munition. The exercise was conducted during Exercise Haraka Storm in Kenya and was framed as a live field milestone in the two companies' collaboration. ARX said the demonstration showed how unmanned ground and aerial systems could shorten decision cycles, extend stand-off range, and reduce personnel exposure.

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• 2025-10-29 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and RENK establish software-defined defence mobility partnership

  RENK and ARX said they would combine RENK mobility systems with ARX's Mithra OS to digitize and add autonomy to legacy and next-generation land platforms. The partnership includes joint product development and plans to support industrial scaling of unmanned ground systems. Both companies said they would use the collaboration to expand into new markets and deepen international reach for autonomous defence mobility systems.

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• 2025-10-16 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and DEUTZ form strategic partnership for digitalized drives and unmanned defence systems

  DEUTZ and ARX said they would integrate DEUTZ drive systems with ARX unmanned ground vehicles, beginning with battery-electric drivetrains and later expanding to smaller combustion and hybrid systems. The companies also said they would develop an interface linking ARX's Mithra OS with DEUTZ drive systems. DEUTZ said it intended to support ARX with energy infrastructure and access to its production and service network as part of the broader partnership.

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• 2025-09-09 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Helsing enter strategic partnership for AI-enabled reconnaissance and strike systems

  ARX Robotics and Helsing announced a strategic partnership to develop an AI-based reconnaissance and effect system for European defence. The companies said the cooperation focuses on digitalising and networking land-domain operations with autonomous systems and artificial intelligence. ARX and Helsing framed the partnership around combat-proven technologies and operational lessons from Ukraine.

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• 2025-07-29 - Funding - ARX Robotics extends Series-A by €11 million led by Speedinvest

  ARX Robotics announced an €11 million extension of its Series A round led by Speedinvest. The company said the extension brought total funding to €42 million. ARX said the additional capital would support faster scaling of production, software, and European defence expansion.

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• 2025-07-09 - Partnership - RENK and ARX Robotics form software-defined defense mobility partnership

  The partnership targeted scaled UGV production, international expansion and autonomous defense mobility functions. The agreement connected RENK drivetrain and mobility systems with ARX Robotics UGV software.

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• 2025-04-28 - Funding - ARX Robotics raises €31 million Series A led by HV Capital

  ARX Robotics announced a €31 million Series A financing round led by HV Capital. The round included Omnes Capital and existing investors NATO Innovation Fund and Project A. ARX said the funding would be used to expand its European production capacity, grow Mithra OS, and scale autonomous land-systems deployment.

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• 2025-04-09 - Org Change - ARX Robotics opens UK office and plans south-west England production site

  ARX announced a new London headquarters and plans for a production and R&D facility in south-west England. The company said it would invest £45 million in the UK buildout, target production capacity of 1,800 vehicles per year, and create 90 high-skilled jobs within 30 months. ARX said it was building a predominantly British supply chain and positioning the UK operation as part of its wider European defence growth strategy.

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• 2025-03-03 - Contract Award - ARX Robotics awarded European Defence Agency contract to support autonomous systems validation campaign

  ARX Robotics was awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency to participate in a multinational campaign testing autonomous and robotic systems in operational environments. The company said it will contribute its unmanned ground systems and Mithra OS software to validate interoperability, automation, and AI-driven mission performance. The campaign brings together multiple European defence innovators to assess real-world deployment of autonomous systems for force protection and capability development.

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• 2025-02-06 - Production Milestone - ARX Robotics opens Europe's largest production facility for autonomous defence systems

  ARX Robotics announced the opening of what it described as Europe's largest production facility for autonomous defence systems. The company positioned the site as a scale-up step for higher-volume manufacturing of autonomous land systems. ARX framed the facility opening as part of its transition from startup phase into scaled industrial production.

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• 2024-06-10 - Funding - ARX Robotics raises €9 million seed round

  NATO Innovation Fund led the round. Project A Ventures and Discovery Ventures participated. ARX said the capital would expand its team and increase European production capacity for modular UGVs.

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• 2023-09-19 - Funding - ARX Robotics raises €1.15 million pre-seed round

  Project A Ventures led the round. ARX was developing a modular robotic base for mission-specific payloads and add-ons. The company targeted defence training, field data collection and civilian emergency-response applications.

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Relationships

• General Dynamics Land Systems

  Ajax Hector Wingman Development - ARX Robotics UK and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK are jointly exploring Ajax-Hector crewed and uncrewed teaming and UK production capability.

• RENK

  Defense Mobility Partnership - RENK and ARX Robotics established a software-defined defense mobility partnership for unmanned ground-vehicle industrialization.

• Helsing

  Technology Partner - ARX Robotics has a public integration relationship with Helsing.

• European Defence Agency

  Operational Experimentation Sponsor - EDA contracted ARX Robotics to test autonomous ground systems and software in its EU defence innovation campaign.

• Roboneers

  Arx Industries Jv - ARX and Roboneers agreed to form ARX Industries for Rys Pro production and expanded their UGV integration and development partnership.

• Supacat

  Crewed Uncrewed Teaming Partner - ARX Robotics and Supacat signed a UK MoU to integrate ARX uncrewed ground systems with Supacat high-mobility defence platforms.

Comparable profiles

• Hyundai Rotem

  comparable profile - Defence Ground Robot Builder

Shared workflows

• Overland AI

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Offroad Autonomy

• Supacat

  workflow adjacency - Defence Ground Mobility

• Kova Labs

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Offroad Autonomy

• Neya Systems

  workflow adjacency - Defence Ground Mobility

Context tags

• Defence ground robot builder - Peer Group - ARX supplies the GEREON tracked UGV series and Hector wheeled medium-class UGV. https://www.arx-robotics.com/gereon
• Tactical off-road autonomy - Workflow
• Defence ground mobility - Workflow
• Defence UGV OEM - Stack Layer
• Defence customers - Customer Environment

• ARX Robotics secures major Ukraine order for connected GEREON UGV fleet

  2026-05-06 · Order / contract · Ukrainian defence-aligned commercial order grows the connected GEREON UGV fleet described as multi-domain, software-linked through Mithra OS and local production partners.

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• ARX Robotics secures first British Army contract for UK-manufactured GEREON UGVs

  2026-04-15 · Order / contract · Through Task Force RAPSTONE, ARX Robotics UK received an initial British Army order for UK-manufactured GEREON uncrewed ground vehicles with ISR payloads.

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• ARX Robotics awarded European Defence Agency contract to support autonomous systems validation campaign

  2025-03-03 · Order / contract · ARX Robotics was awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency to participate in a multinational campaign testing autonomous and robotic systems in operational environments.

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