Due to the unstable geopolitical situation globally, landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a critical humanitarian and safety challenge. In post-conflict regions vast areas of land are contaminated with hidden explosives, posing long-term risks to civilians, infrastructure development, agriculture, and economic recovery. Traditional demining is slow, dangerous, and resource-intensive. There is an urgent need for scalable, technology-driven solutions that improve safety, speed, and precision in mine detection and neutralization.

This project explores how digital technologies can transform demining operations. What are the novel ways of scanning and detecting UXO’s in vast areas? How might we reduce human exposure for the high-risk areas? How can we enable faster and more scalable demining operations in post-conflict regions? How might we digitally map and create heatmaps of the contaminated areas?

Airborne drones are probably the most obvious starting point for the project, but what kind of sensors and technologies could be used to do the actual demining? We are looking to help to solve even a small part of the complex operation of demining. This project aims to build demonstrations in the form of simulations and concept designs.