Unmanned

Unmanned describes machines without a person ("man") on board.

"Unmanned" usually refers to unmanned vehicles (remote controlled, remote guided or autonomous) such as:

  • Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), synonymous with UAV
  • Unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), such as the autonomous car
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned aircraft commonly known as a "drone"
  • Unmanned surface vehicle (USV), for the operation on the surface of the water
  • Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) or unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), for the operation underwater
  • Unmanned spacecraft for unmanned spaceflight, both remote controlled ("unmanned space mission") and autonomous ("robotic spacecraft" or "space probe")

It can also refer to:

  • Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys
  • Unmanned (Y: The Last Man), the first story arc of the comic book Y: The Last Man.

See also:

  • Vehicular automation