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A wounded Ukrainian soldier became the first person ever rescued from a combat zone by an unmanned drone after being stranded for days in a heavily mined area. The modified hexacopter lifted him to safety when ground vehicles and helicopters couldn't reach him.
An Australian company has successfully tested a handheld device that detects the actual explosives in landmines, not just metal parts. The breakthrough could save countless lives by eliminating false alarms that slow down dangerous demining work.
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Autonomous robots are now clearing dangerous landmines without putting human lives at risk, processing areas the size of four football fields every hour. New technology from Pearson Engineering is helping Ukraine and other nations tackle the 57 countries still contaminated by buried explosives.
Ukrainian military robots are taking on dangerous battlefield tasks that once risked human lives, completing over 22,000 missions in just three months. The shift toward ground robots represents a hopeful evolution in protecting soldiers from drone threats.
Remote-controlled machines are tackling one of the world's deadliest jobs, clearing landmines up to 40 times faster than human deminers while keeping workers safe. Azerbaijan has cleared 240,000 hectares of contaminated land since 2020, and now countries like Ukraine are using the technology to speed recovery.