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Overview
Every
year there are more than 24,000 people involved in landmine related
incidents, of which around 10,000 are killed; 90% of these victims are
ordinary civilians. Among these, 30-40% are children under 15. Not only
do landmines kill people, but they also affect the agriculture and the
economy. By preventing people from using roads and the like, they
impede access to health care and work. Although millions of landmines
have been detected and removed, it is believed that there are still
about 70 million buried around the world, especially in Africa, the
Middle East and south east Asia. What’s worse, clearing
landmines is a high risk process. Statistically, one person dies and
two people are injured from clearing every 5000 landmines. Therefore,
developing a technology to assist landmine clearance to render an
efficient and safe procedure, will have a profound impact.
Our Solution
To assist with the efforts, we propose an autonomous robot which can detect landmines. The benefits of this are clear: we are substituting a device for a human life. By selecting photovoltaic cells to be its primary power source it can be used in isolated regions. This description fits many of the areas afflicted with landmines, including parts of Cambodia, Iraq, and desert regions of Egypt.