Army engineers use 1950s breaching tech; robots might solve the problem
Todd South
Soldiers tasked with breaching a minefield or similar obstacle now rely on state of the art equipment and techniques — from the 1950s.
The Army aims to get those humans out of one of the most dangerous battlefield scenarios through a combination of better ways to neutralize mines or obstacles, better detection of said mines or obstacles, and robots to do the job.
Early versions of this are underway in some testing scenarios but likely won’t hit deploying units until 2028. And a full-fledged solution isn’t expected until 2035, according to a panel at this year’s Association of the U.S. Army conference.
https://www.armytimes.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/14/army-engineers-use-1950s-breaching-tech-robots-might-solve-the-problem/
