Overland AI 于周三发布了 Ibex，这是一款能够运输数千磅物资的自主地面车辆，专为搭载于 V-22“鱼鹰”倾转旋翼机上进行快速部署而设计。
Overland AI on Wednesday debuts Ibex, an autonomous ground vehicle capable of shuttling thousands of pounds of materiel and designed for rapid relocation aboard V-22 Ospreys.
为何重要：这家西雅图初创公司正在为美国海军陆战队、陆军以及特种作战司令部打造可重构的机器人补给车。
Why it matters: The Seattle startup is building the reconfigurable robo-resupplier for the Marine Corps as well as the Army and Special Operations Command.
宏观背景：Overland AI 联合创始人 Greg Okopal 告诉 Axios，Ibex 自年初以来一直处于设计阶段。目前，两台原型车正在华盛顿州中部接受每日测试。预计在今年晚些时候投入生产之前，还会进行一些调整和细化。
The big picture: Ibex has been in design since the beginning of the year, Overland AI co-founder Greg Okopal told Axios. Two prototypes are undergoing daily tests in central Washington. Some tweaks and refinements are expected ahead of production later this year.
目前已有十余辆自主地面车辆（AGV）订购，这得益于与海军陆战队地面防空部门签订的近 2000 万美元的 APFIT 合同，以及此前未报道的 450 万美元追加订单，该订单引入了第 75 游骑兵团。
More than a dozen AGVs are on order, via a nearly $20 million APFIT contract with the Marine Corps ground-based air-defense shop and a previously unreported $4.5 million add-on that brings in the 75th Ranger Regiment.
Okopal 表示：“我们是一家非常注重前线部署和现场测试的公司。”
"We are a very field-forward, field-testing-focused company," Okopal said.
他说：“如果你要向一个单位交付这些车辆，它们必须跟上该单位的行动节奏。”“它们不能拖后腿。”
"If you're going to deliver these vehicles to a unit, it needs to keep up with what they are doing," he said. "It cannot slow them down."
深入细节：Ibex 基于 Polaris MRZR Alpha 平台，该平台也被用于海军陆战队的超轻型战术车辆。它可以承载 2000 磅，速度超过 35 英里/小时，续航里程为 250 英里。它使用柴油或 JP-8 燃料。
Zoom in: Ibex is based on a Polaris MRZR Alpha, a platform also tapped for the Corp's Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle. It can carry 2,000 pounds, hit speeds greater than 35 mph and cruise for 250 miles. It's fueled by diesel or JP-8.
Okopal 提到这家初创公司的另一款 AGV 时表示：“它更窄、更长，但规模上与 Ultra 非常接近。”
"It's narrower, it's longer, but otherwise pretty close in scale to what an Ultra is," Okopal said, referencing the startup's other AGV.
他补充道：“它拥有大量的有效载荷空间和载重能力。”“你可以添加传感器。你可以添加执行器。”
"It's a lot of payload space, a lot of payload capacity," he added. "You can add sensors. You can add effectors."
背景：Ibex 最初将用于为海军陆战队防空一体化系统（MADIS）补充物资，该系统用于反无人机和空中防御。Overland AI 在夏季曾暗示过这一应用——但一直对实际车辆保密。
Context: Ibex will initially be used to restock Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems, which are used for counter-drone and overhead defense. Overland AI teased that application over the summer — but kept the actual vehicle under wraps.
结论：Okopal 说：“如果有道路，我们可以使用道路。但我们不需要道路。我们可以穿越最艰难的地形。”
The bottom line: "We can use roads, if they're there. But we do not need roads. We can move through the most challenging terrain that is out there," Okopal said.