The Ratel Mobile Workshop is a Ukrainian field-maintenance vehicle for uncrewed ground-vehicle units, built around a Renault Master van, autonomous power, repair workstations, a crane, washing equipment, and a recovery trailer. During the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, Ratel and Tencore described mobile UGV repair workshops as a way to bring diagnostics, repair, software updates, and recovery support directly to combat units instead of waiting for robots to return to fixed repair sites.
Ratel and Tencore described mobile UGV repair workshops for Ukrainian combat units during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, with the support role centered on diagnostics, repairs, software updates, power, and robot recovery rather than direct combat employment.
Role detailsThe workshop is best read as a maintenance-and-recovery node for UGV units: it brings power, tools, diagnostics, and evacuation equipment close to operators rather than adding another weapon payload.
| Function | Documented equipment | Operational value |
|---|---|---|
| Independent power | 8 kW inverter, 10 kWh battery, generator, and solar panels | Keeps repair work possible when fixed power is unavailable. |
| Robot recovery | 750 kg crane, 1.3 t trailer, and 5 t autonomous winch | Lets teams load or evacuate damaged UGVs for repair. |
| Electronics and software support | Electronics workplace, diagnostics, and software-update capability | Targets common field failures in control, sensor, and command systems. |
| Mechanical repair | Mechanical, locksmith, and welding tool sets | Covers chassis, mount, and structural repair tasks away from fixed workshops. |
| Field conditioning | Water tank, high-pressure washer, awning, and light-masking lighting | Supports work on dirty or damaged robots while limiting exposure at forward sites. |
Public sources describe the official Ratel product configuration and a wider Ratel/Tencore wartime mobile repair-service effort; the record keeps those contexts separate where chassis details differ.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Renault Master-based mobile workshop | Official Ratel workshop configuration | The Ratel product page lists the workshop as an extended-wheelbase Renault Master carrying autonomous power, repair workstations, a crane, washing equipment, and a trailer for UGV evacuation. Sources: Mobile Workshop Product Page |
| Ratel/Tencore mobile UGV repair workshops | Wartime field-service deployment | Defender Media reports a Ratel and Tencore mobile repair-service effort for UGVs that would travel to combat units with diagnostics, mechanical repair, electronics work, software updates, autonomous power, and recovery equipment. Sources: Defender Media UGV Repair Workshops |
Ratel Robotics presents the workshop as part of a support ecosystem for ground robots rather than as a stand-alone combat robot.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | UGV transport and evacuation trailer | The official catalog lists the Platform for UGVs alongside the Mobile Workshop, and the workshop product page describes a trailer and winch package for evacuating damaged robots. Sources: Ratel Robotics Equipment Catalog, Mobile Workshop Product Page |
 | Universal logistics trailer | The official catalog groups TRAIL H and the Mobile Workshop in the same support lineup for moving equipment and keeping UGV units serviceable in the field. Sources: Ratel Robotics Equipment Catalog |
Ratel Robotics says the company moved from civilian engineering work into unmanned ground robotics after Russia's full-scale invasion, creating the manufacturing context for its support vehicles and UGV fleet.
Sources: Ratel Robotics About Us
Ratel Robotics' product page listed the Mobile Workshop with a Renault Master base, independent power system, repair workstations, crane, washing kit, and UGV recovery trailer.
Sources: Mobile Workshop Product Page
Defender Media reported that Ratel and Tencore were preparing mobile UGV repair workshops for direct visits to military units, with deployment described as beginning in December 2025.
Sources: Defender Media UGV Repair Workshops
