When is rugged, TOO rugged? The era of the thorowable unmanned vehicle

THE MIL & AERO VIDEO BLOG, 24 Aug. 2011. Designers of small unmanned ground vehicles are taking small and rugged to extremes, almost bordering on unmanned vehicle abuse, as John Keller, Military & Aerospace Electronics chief editor, reports this week in the Mil & Aero Video Blog.

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