A Ukrainian Teenager Invents a Drone That Can Detect Land Mines

[Still Waters]

In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, 17-year-old Igor Klymenko was forced to flee his home in Kyiv. He and his family moved to the countryside, sheltering in a basement as the war raged around them.

“I was living with eight people,” Klymenko says. “All this time we heard explosions, rockets, planes, and it was really hard to concentrate, to just focus, [and] not to think about the war.”

After three weeks, and with a renewed sense of urgency, the young engineer decided to revisit a past passion project: a prototype of a drone that could detect unexploded land mines and send their exact coordinates remotely to a user.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/a-ukrainian-teenager-invents-a-drone-that-can-detect-land-mines-180980826/

 

[+and-then]

That concept, once it's debugged, could save untold limbs and lives around the world.  Abandoned minefields are a curse to future generations even after the wars are over.

[thedutchiedutch]

The worst of times can bring out the best in someone. Kudos to this young man. Ukranian Strong!