Crusher is a six-wheeled 6.5 ton autonomous vehicle combining high off-road mobility and autonomous mission handling capabilities. The vehicle is developed by the National Robotics Engineering Center, where it is known by the acronym UPI, which stands for Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (UGCV) PerceptOR Integration. The program includes extensive autonomy development, payload integration and field-testing; it is funded by the U.S. Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
