University of Washington's Dr. Dee Boersman studies the Magellanic penguin population in Punta Tombo, Argentina. Last year, she contacted Trimble because she thought the Yuma would be ideal for her data collection efforts. You'll see the Yuma early in the program and just before it ends. For over 25 years, she's gathered data using paper and pencil. One attempt to use a PDA didn't work because of frequent device crashes caused by harsh field conditions.

You don't see the Yuma all the time, even though Dr. Boersman always has it with her. It's inside the carry case, ready to be used whenever she needs to input data.

Yuma gets the job done even where there's dust, wind, rain, heat grit and penguin poop.

View the video story at ABC News.