Flying drones and robotic dogs equipped with AI for mine detection are part of the leading edge of practical applications of these synergistic technologies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/world/europe/ukraine-land-mines-drones.html
Not Only for Killing: Drones Are Now Detecting Land Mines in Ukraine
Ukraine is a beta test for embedding artificial intelligence and other new technologies in drones and robots to find deadly land mines, saving lives and allowing military forces to advance more quickly.
By Lara Jakes, The New York Times, Aug. 24, 2024
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The drone dog is among a handful of emerging technologies in anti-mine warfare — a field that, until now, experts say had not changed much in the past 50 years. But just as drones, which are generally defined as uncrewed machines, not exclusively aircraft, that are piloted remotely, have proved in Ukraine to be an important offensive weapon in modern fighting, they now may also provide defense, with new and safer ways to detect and clear land mines…
As in so many areas now, artificial intelligence is driving the progress. Fenix, for example, has developed software enabling drones to not only spot and identify types of land mines, but also predict where they might lie. It does that by drawing on open-source intelligence and social media reports from conflicts around the world where military units have laid mines or where rockets have delivered scatterable munitions… [end quote]
About 1/3 of Ukraine has been mined and needs to be cleared. It’s a gigantic and dangerous job, especially during a hot war. Not to mention the millions of mines new and old in combat zones around the world.
Wendy