Russia has unveiled a military robot equipped with jamming devices to neutralize drones, named after the character Wall-E from the Disney animated film.
RIA Novosti recently reported that the Russian company Laboratoriya PPS is developing a model of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), also known as a military robot, named “Rebovets Wall-E,” similar to the protagonist of the famous Disney animated film.
This robot is equipped with the “Fumigator” electronic warfare module, capable of neutralizing drones by disrupting the communication signal between the device and its operator. According to the manufacturer, the robot can create an invisible dome with a radius of 250-300 meters, causing any drone entering this area to “fall like fruit.”
The operator team connects with Wall-E through secure, separate control channels, allowing remote operation despite the jamming device. The robot is equipped with a high-capacity battery, enabling it to operate for extended periods, though specific figures are not provided.
The manufacturer stated that Wall-E has passed all necessary tests but did not specify when it would be deployed to the frontline in Ukraine.
A video posted by RIA Novosti shows the Wall-E robot moving autonomously across a field, interspersed with scenes of a Russian soldier explaining how this UGV model operates. “This is the first domestically produced tracked device equipped with a jamming device” in Russia, according to the commentary accompanying the video.
Electronic warfare is one of the areas where Russia holds an advantage over Ukraine on the battlefield. Russian jamming systems have successfully neutralized several high-value missiles and rockets of the adversary, including projectiles fired from the HIMARS artillery provided by the U.S. to Ukraine.
Ivan Stupak, an advisor to the Ukrainian Parliament’s Security, Defense, and Intelligence Committee, admitted in early May that the accuracy of the U.S.-manufactured M982 Excalibur guided artillery shells had dropped sharply from 70% to 6% due to Russian electronic warfare measures.
Russia currently deploys various types of jamming equipment on the frontline, ranging from large systems mounted on trucks capable of neutralizing drones within a 10 km radius to smaller devices similar to the Wall-E, even small enough to fit into a soldier’s backpack.
Besides electronic warfare, Russia also employs other methods to counter enemy suicide drones, such as equipping tanks and armored vehicles with turtle shell-like armor. However, this method cannot protect Russian equipment against attacks by more powerful weapons than drones, such as anti-tank missiles or artillery shells.
