Hazardous landmine clearance goes hi-tech
AI and machine learning drafted to help prevent landmines killing and maiming people long after wars have ended
From the cities of Angola to the villages of Ukraine, efforts are under way to protect civilians from a deadly, hidden peril. Even when peace treaties have been signed and soldiers have gone home, the populations of war-torn countries remain in fear as roads, paths and fields are littered with landmines.
Humanitarian NGO the Halo Trust (for Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation) has spent the past three decades working to clear landmines from former and current war zones — one of the most dangerous humanitarian tasks in the world. But now, its work is about to become a lot easier, or at least quicker...
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