Over the last twenty years, there has been significant evolution in small unmanned ground-based robots.
Initially, there was RoBattle, a seven-ton wheeled modular drone transport vehicle capable of carrying three tons of cargo, a concept developed by the Israelis that never entered service.
One of the first to enter service was the PackBot 510 in 2002.
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Author's summary: Evolution of combat robots in twenty years.