In the last twenty years, there has been tremendous evolution of small unmanned ground-based robots.
The first concept was RoBattle, a seven-ton wheeled modular drone transport vehicle, that can carry three tons of cargo, a great Israeli concept that never entered service.
However, PackBot 510 entered service in 2002, marking the beginning of a new era in combat robotics.
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Author's summary: Combat robots evolution.