Support Equipment

Electric stretcher

Also known as
  • Ratel Electric Stretcher
  • Electric stretcher "RATEL"

The Ratel Robotics Electric stretcher is a Ukrainian powered casualty-evacuation platform for moving wounded personnel away from the contact line. Ratel lists the stretcher in its modular ground-robotics catalog, with three replaceable batteries, a 100 m control radius, and a 150 kg listed evacuation load; wartime reporting on Ratel's UGV production places casualty evacuation among the front-line roles Ukrainian operators are assigning to the company's robots.

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Ukraine
Type
Electric casualty-evacuation stretcher
Service note
Full-scale 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Designer
Ratel Robotics
Designed
Not publicly disclosed; listed by Ratel Robotics by 2026
Unit cost
Price on request
Produced
Publicly offered by 2026
Number built
Not publicly disclosed

Specifications

Crew
Powered stretcher; operated by evacuation personnel
Working load
Up to 150 kg listed evacuation load
Dimensions
2,200 x 700 x 400 mm
Weight
70 kg empty; 220 kg with payload
Batteries
Three replaceable batteries
Speed
Up to 7 km/h
Range
At least 8,000 m with load on hard surface; at least 4,000 m with load off-road
Control radius
100 m
Included equipment
Electric stretcher, charging station, passport, user manual, and additional components
Compatible evacuation platforms

Ratel's own platform pages place the electric stretcher inside the same evacuation-and-logistics family as the larger ground robots.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
Ratel H, Heavy uncrewed ground logistics and tow vehicle, Support EquipmentRatel HRobotic logistics and evacuation platform

Ratel H's product page says the platform can install stretchers for evacuation, making it a documented carrier for the electric stretcher in the Ratel family.

Sources: Electric Stretcher Product Page, Ratel H Product Page

Ratel M, Medium uncrewed ground logistics and evacuation vehicle, Support EquipmentRatel MRobotic logistics and evacuation platform

Ratel M's product page says it is adapted for medical stretchers and evacuation tasks, so it is a documented companion platform for the electric stretcher.

Sources: Electric Stretcher Product Page, Ratel M Product Page

Evacuation Role Context

Ratel presents the electric stretcher as evacuation equipment inside a wider family of Ukrainian ground robots, not as a self-propelled ambulance vehicle.

ContextWhat the sources show
Exact itemThe product page describes ground-robotic electric stretchers for evacuation loads up to 150 kg and contact-line evacuation tasks.
Carrier fitRatel H lists stretcher installation among its mission equipment, and Ratel M is described as adapted for medical-stretcher evacuation work.
War roleIndependent reporting from a Ratel factory describes the company's UGVs moving from production and training into front-line logistics and wounded-evacuation missions.
Timeline

Electric stretcher Key Events

  1. Ratel Robotics publishes an electric-stretcher demo

    Ratel Robotics uploaded an official YouTube demo showing its electric medical stretcher as a powered casualty-evacuation aid.

    Sources: Easy to operate electric medical stretchers for evacuating wounded

  2. Reporting documents Ratel UGVs moving into front-line evacuation roles

    Business Insider reported from a Ratel facility that the company's Ukraine-war UGVs were being built for tasks including cargo movement, ammunition delivery, and wounded evacuation near the front.

    Sources: Ukraine's War Robots Are Surging Into the Kill Zone

Media
Related Weapon Systems
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Sources