Nurse TB is a compact tracked Ukrainian UGV from Ratel Robotics for infantry logistics, remote mining, ammunition or water delivery, and casualty-evacuation support. Public sources describe a 150 kg payload class, a six-TM-62 mine load example, radio and fiber-optic control options, and a follow-me mode intended to reduce soldier exposure on dangerous support routes.
Introduced by Ratel Robotics during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War as a compact tracked UGV for Ukrainian infantry-support tasks; sources describe logistics, remote mining, ammunition and water delivery, and stretcher-based casualty evacuation, while wider Ratel reporting documents the company's UGVs moving from factory floors to Ukrainian front-line units.
Role detailsNurse TB is documented as a small infantry-support UGV whose mission changes with the carried load and control setup, rather than as a single-purpose mine robot or ambulance.
| Configuration | Documented detail | Reader context |
|---|---|---|
| Logistics carrier | Official materials list cargo, substances, and ammunition delivery to designated locations with a 150 kg payload class. | Frames the platform as a short-range support vehicle for exposed routes. |
| Remote mining | Ratel's weight example and defense-tech reporting identify a six-TM-62 mine load. | Explains why the page links Nurse TB to the TM-62 mine record. |
| Casualty evacuation | Defender Media reported that the platform can be fitted with medical stretchers for CASEVAC. | Places Nurse TB in the same risk-reduction mission set as other Ukrainian UGV evacuation tools. |
| Follow-me movement | Defense-tech reporting describes a camera and target-tracking mode that lets the UGV automatically follow a soldier. | Shows how the system can reduce operator workload during infantry-support movement. |
| Control links | The official page lists radio and fiber-optic application ranges, plus control with or without a repeater. | Documents why the specs separate application range from operator control range. |
Public reporting presents Nurse TB as one tracked platform with mission configurations rather than as a family of named production variants; Defender Media also identifies it as the successor to Ratel S in Ratel's portfolio.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo and ammunition configuration | Robotic logistics carrier | The official product page describes Nurse TB as a robotic logistics complex for delivering cargo, substances, or ammunition to designated locations with a 150 kg payload class. Sources: Nurse TB Product Page |
| Remote-mining payload configuration | Mine-delivery support configuration | Ratel and defense-tech reporting describe Nurse TB as suitable for remote mining, with public payload examples citing carriage of up to six TM-62 anti-tank mines. Sources: Nurse TB Product Page, Defender Media Nurse TB Report, Oboronka Nurse TB Coverage |
| Medical-stretcher configuration | CASEVAC support configuration | Defender Media reported that Nurse TB can be fitted with medical stretchers for casualty evacuation, allowing wounded personnel to be extracted without sending additional troops into the same danger area. Sources: Defender Media Nurse TB Report |
 | Earlier Ratel remote-mining and explosive-delivery UGV | Defender Media reported that Nurse TB would succeed the Ratel S kamikaze UGV in the company's portfolio as Ratel S was phased out of production. Sources: Defender Media Nurse TB Report |
Nurse TB is primarily a logistics platform, but its public payload examples include anti-tank mines for remote-mining tasks.
| Carried item | Item type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Anti-tank mine payload | Ratel's product page lists the working weight example as six TM-62 mines, and Defender Media described Nurse TB as able to carry up to six TM62 anti-tank mines within its 150 kg payload class. Sources: Nurse TB Product Page, Defender Media Nurse TB Report |
Defender Media reported that Ratel Robotics had commenced production of Nurse TB as a tracked UGV for logistics and remote-mining operations.
Sources: Defender Media Nurse TB Report, Oboronka Nurse TB Coverage
Business Insider reported from Ukraine on Ratel Robotics' UGV production and described the company's robots being built for front-line tasks including logistics, mine laying, casualty evacuation, FPV launch, and attacks.
Sources: Ukraine's War Robots Are Surging Into the Kill Zone
