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Robotic turtles to detect desert landmines


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Robotic turtles can be used to detect landmines in the desert

When it comes to detecting landmines, being slow is an advantage. Swarms of robotic sea turtles teaching themselves to crawl in the Arizona desert could one day be used to help clear landmines in war zones. The military already has minesweeping robots, but their bulk makes them costly and difficult to deploy – something the turtle bots could help resolve.

Read more: New Scientist

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