Massoud Hassani’s wind-powered landmine sweeper, funded on Kickstarter in 2013, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Credit: Rene van der Hulst/Massoud Hassani/Museum of Modern Art, New York
“There are 100 million land mines worldwide. Every day, 10 innocent civilians are killed or maimed by these explosives.” – Massoud Hassani
Conventional demining operations pose a major risk to the people carrying out the process. Partly for this reason, demining is slow & expensive. In many places, landmines prevent farming & other land use, for long periods after conflict has ended, further impoverishing populations whose lives have already been blighted by war.
Born in Afghanistan, Massoud Hassani, learned at an early age, about the dangers of landmines. In 2013, he placed his first mine detonator on Kickstarter. Now he is back with the Mine Kafon Drone, which he claims is 20 times faster, 200 times cheaper, & eliminates the risks of traditional demining methods.
New mine detonator – a drone design
Kickstarter project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/massoudhassani/mine-kafon-drone?ref=HappeningNewsletterJul2616s2
Original 2013 Mine Kafon
2013 Mine Kafon on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/massoudhassani/mine-kafon/description / Mine Kafon Drone airborne demining system developed clear all land mines around the world less than 10 years Kickstarter Mine Kafon Drone unmanned airborne demining system uses three step process map detect detonate land mines landmines land mine landmine Mine Kafon Drone 20 times faster currently available technologies Mine Kafon Drone MKD innovative solution land mine landmine removal providing reliable demining system delivers accurate updates information mine clearing operations Mine Kafon drone Queen Maxima Singularity U expo Eindhoven the Netherlands Mine Kafon Drone flies fly dangerous areas map detect detonate landmines from a safe distance drone works autonomously equipped three separate interchangeable robotic extensions three methodologies combined MKD up to 20 times faster traditional demining technologies safer 200 times cheaper mapping drone flies over the whole field aerial 3D mapping system identify dangerous areas GPS way points detection robotic metal detecting arm MKD hovers above ground 4 cm detect mines detected mine geotagged operator's system construct map known mine locations destroying MKD Mine Kafon Drone attached robotic gripping arm places small detonator every detected mine land mine landmine detonated safe distance timer detonation land mines landmines more than 60 countries significant risk communities across globe victims mostly civilians children women elderly tens of thousands of innocent people killed every year many more injured horrific reminder current technologies clearing detecting land mines 1100 years established processes slow dangerous expensive solve the problem in our lifetime MKD crucial advantages demining organisations completely casualty free reduced cost traditional methods modular system enhanced addition sensors tools MKD perform wide variety of tasks map area demining operation information decision-making processes on-going operations planning demining procedures easier scanning process information gathered at-risk areas demining begins data operation collected analysed structured systematic way land mines landmines explosives growing up Kabul Qasaba Afghanistan Massoud Mahmud Hassani Mine Kafon Drone project horrors land mines develop a solution safe smart solution detect clear land mines first successful Kickstarter campaign 2013 backed 4200 backers Mine Kafon Foundation founded Mine Kafon Foundation research and development R&D organisation based the Netherlands raising awareness giving lectures developing new approaches fight land mines landmines crowdsourced engineers designers collaborate volunteer humanitarian project developed several working prototypes Mine Kafon Drone performed tests Dutch Ministry of Defense defence experts demining Mine Kafon Drone pilot study showcasing MKD’s capabilities development production Mine Kafon Drone governments UN NGO MKD works reliable unmanned demining system test different weather conditions environments tests finalize details batch production Mine Kafon Drones save thousands of lives civilians access agriculture water resources education freedom play outdoor sports cannot move freely for fear of mines liberate affected countries Mine Kafon Drone /
