The Gladiator is a 1,300 lb. robotic rubber tracked platform made of ballistic steel, measuring 40"x35"x50". It has an 8 horsepower, 4 stroke air cooled diesel engine.  It is remote controlled, with video, thermal imaging and motion sensor for surveillance.

The GLADIATOR project was started by the U.S. Marines to promote the use of UGV vehicles by field soldiers.

Two prototype Gladiator vehicles were built in December 2000 through the Joint Projects Office in Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.