: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
Presented on June 18, the budget proposal would allow the government to buy more than 208,000 coastal attack drones, along with more than 1,400 coastal reconnaissance drones and 1,320 uncrewed surface vessels, between 2026 and 2031.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
It is controlled via AV’s Halo command software on Tomahawk Grip systems or the Robo Command Control System, enabling coordination with other uncrewed assets.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
Presented on June 18, the budget proposal would allow the government to buy more than 208,000 coastal attack drones, along with more than 1,400 coastal reconnaissance drones and 1,320 uncrewed surface vessels, between 2026 and 2031.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
It is controlled via AV’s Halo command software on Tomahawk Grip systems or the Robo Command Control System, enabling coordination with other uncrewed assets.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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