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Measured figures
original wheeled Dragon Runner · Length
Single source15 inches (38 cm)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Dragon Runner | Foster-Miller TALON |
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| Width | less than a foot wide[source] | — |
| Type | military robot built for urban combat[source] | remotely operated , tracked military robot[source] |
| Designer | Carnegie Mellon University[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | QinetiQ , Inc.[source] | QinetiQ-NA[source] |
| Mobility | four wheels[source] |
original wheeled Dragon Runner · Height
Single source5 inches (13 cm)[source]
TALON; normal operation · battery life at normal operating speeds
Single source8.5-hour battery life at normal operating speeds[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Design and production context | Dragon Runner is a military robot built for urban combat . At 20 pounds (9 kg) it is light enough to be carried and thrown. The original project was funded by the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University . It was designed at Carnegie Mellon University while the electronics and thermoplastic shell is developed and made by QinetiQ , Inc. Early development was conducted by the United States Naval Research Laboratory , including initial design, production and field-testing.[source] | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 88, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 28, row 5, cell 3; revision 1376302551; retrieved 2026-09-30 United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 18, row 2, cell 2; revision 1377419115; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Role | — | reconnaissance to combat[source] |
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| Communications range | — | about 3,937 ft (1,200 m)[source] |
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| Control link | — | two-way radio or fiber-optic link[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 86, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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