Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Mobility(Wheeled, Tracked, Hybrid, Legged), By Size(Small (10 - 200 lbs), Medium (200 - 500 lbs), Large (500 - 1000 lbs), Very Large (1000 – 2000 lbs)), By Mode of Operation(Tethered, Teleoperated, Autonomous (Automatic and Semi-Automatic)), By System(Payloads (Radars, Lasers, Sensors, Cameras), By Application(Military (Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance (ISR), Search & Rescue), By Region - Industry Forecast 2024-2031

The unmanned ground vehicle market size was valued at USD 2.57 billion in 2022 and is poised to grow from USD 2.92 billion in 2023 to USD 5.73 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 8.8% in the forecast period (2024-2031).

Unmanned ground vehicle functions without the presence of a human on board and are utilised for a variety of purposes that would be inconvenient, dangerous, or impossible for human operators. Unmanned robots, also known as unmanned ground vehicles, are important in military and civilian operations to execute a variety of mission-critical tasks. These vehicles can be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue missions, construction and infrastructure monitoring, border surveillance, cargo transfer, explosive ordnance disposal, and mine clearing. For remote operation and to convey video footage or other sensor data, these require wireless communications capabilities. It is often outfitted with a variety of payloads and sensors, including chemical and explosives sensors, manipulator arms, thermal cameras, and weapons systems. 

Unmanned ground vehicle have seen increased demand in recent years from municipal applications like crowd control, urban search and rescue, nuclear plant operations, firefighting, and agricultural spraying and harvesting. These vehicles are also widely used in the defence industry for equipment transport, manned-unmanned teaming, mobile weapons platforms, and advance reconnaissance. These vehicles can be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue missions, construction and infrastructure monitoring, border surveillance, cargo transfer, explosive ordnance disposal, and mine clearing. 

ADASI, a producer of autonomous systems, introduced two new Unmanned ground vehicle and an Armed Robotic Vehicle. The company released the SCORPIO-M and SCORPIO-S, which can climb slopes and stairs at 40-45 degrees and connect with an autonomous control centre at a distance of up to 3 kilometres. Furthermore, semi-autonomous robot dogs will join duty at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida.