Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia: first кадры

The carrying capacity of the machine is up to 3.2 tons

Specialists of the Don State Technical University (DSTU) in Rostov-on-Don have developed the first Russian unmanned wheeled tractor of traction class with a hybrid drive called "DONTEH".

Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia: first кадры
Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia: first кадры

The robot tractor was developed without any cab, which is not needed for modern equipment operating in unmanned mode. The machine has a carrying capacity of up to 3.2 tons.

Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia
Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia

The traction force of the promising tractor reaches 12 kN (1.2 tf). In addition to the absence of a machine operator, the new machine, due to the use of a hybrid power plant, is characterized by fuel economy.

Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia
Unmanned wheeled robot tractor with hybrid drive developed in Russia

The level of Russian components in the design of the DONTEH tractor prototype reaches 90%. By 2030, the final version of the machine is planned to be launched into mass production.

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Sources
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