series of autonomous and semi-autonomous ground robots, often in conjunction with the U.S. Army. As part of the Strategic Computing Initiative, DARPA demonstrated the Autonomous Land Vehicle, the first UGV that could navigate completely autonomously on and off roads at useful speeds. Design Based on its application, unmanned ground vehicles will generally include the following components: platform, sensors, control systems, guidance interface, communication links, and systems integration features. Platform The platform can be based on an all-terrain vehicle design and includes the locomotive apparatus, sensors, and power source. Tracks, wheels, and legs are the common forms of locomotion. In addition, the platform may include an articulated body and some are made to join with other units. Power sources can be fuel-based (e.g. combustion engines, jet fuel, propane) or renewable, with batteries playing an important role both in propulsion for smaller UGVs and in supporting electronic systems for larger UGVs. Sensors A primary purpose of UGV sensors is navigation, another is environment detection. Sensors can include compasses, odometers, inclinometers, gyroscopes, cameras for triangulation, laser and ultrasound range finders, and infrared technology. Control systems Unmanned ground vehicles are generally considered Remote-Operated and Autonomous, although Supervisory Control is also used to refer to situations where there is a combination of decision making from internal UGV systems and the remote human operator. Remote operated A remote-operated UGV is a vehicle that is controlled by a human operator via interface. All actions are determined by the operator based upon either direct visual observation or remote use of sensors such as digital video cameras. A basic example of the principles of remote operation would be a remote controlled toy car. Some examples of remote-operated UGV technology are: Autonomous Solutions BTR-90 "Krymsk" APC Clearpath Robotics DOK-ING mine clearing, firefighting, and underground mining UGV's DRDO Daksh Foster-Miller TALON Frontline Robotics Teleoperated UGV (TUGV) Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (used by the United States Marine Corps) G-NIUS Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Israel Aerospace Industries/Elbit Systems joint venture) Guardium iRobot PackBot MacroUSA Armadillo V2 Micro UGV (MUGV) and Scorpion SUGV Mesa Associates Tactical Integrated Light-Force Deployment Assembly (MATILDA) Nerekhta UGV, appeared at Zapad 2021 during Belarus-Russia exercise Nova 5 Remotec ANDROS F6A Ripsaw MS1 Robowatch ASENDRO Unmanned Snatch Land Rover. THeMIS used by the Royal Netherlands Army and developed by Milrem Robotics Unmanned ground vehicle Miloš used by Serbian Armed Forces Vecna Robotics Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR) VIPeR Autonomous An