In the years since the fall of Saigon, over 40,000 Vietnamese have been killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance (explosives) left behind from that conflict. Every 22 minutes ...

The combination of soft and rigid components makes the robots ... potential uses for the robot swarms include clearing landmines, conducting earthquake search and rescue, and agricultural ...

The international landmine crisis should be understood as an ancillary element of the current international environmental crisis. There is a strong need for a global environmental impact ...

The robots will then perform their tasks together in swarms and help to clear landmines, carry out rescue missions, combat agricultural pests or monitor the environment. The soft robots are ...