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Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

  • Written by Sagar Lekhak, Ph.D. Student in Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and saferUkraine is just one of many conflict zones contaminated by land mines.Maksym Kishka/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines and 4,325 were injured, 90% of whom were civilians. Nearly half of those were children. Demining...

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