Researchers use drones and AI to detect Soviet ‘butterfly’ landmines
The system spots deadly butterfly mines that litter post-conflict countries
Scientists have developed a method of automatically detecting hidden landmines by using AI to scan images captured by drones
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Thomas Macaulay
Scientists have developed a method of automatically detecting hidden landmines by using AI to scan images captured by drones.
Researchers from New York’s Binghamton University designed the system to detect Soviet PFM-1 landmines — nicknamed “butterflies†due to their wing-like shape.
Their small size and largely plastic construction make them hard for humans to spot and almost invisible to the metal detectors used in landmine clearance.
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