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Ukrainian defence tech startup UADamage<\/a> has raised $400,000 in investment to scale its AI-based aerial demining technology. The investment was secured with support from the national defence tech cluster Brave1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UADamage has developed a drone system capable of surveying up to 10,000 m\u00b2 of potentially mined territory per day \u2014 one hundred times more than a human deminer. The technology offers detection accuracy of up to 5 cm and significantly reduces the risks to operators\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Results of UADamage’s work. Photo by Brave1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The system integrates data from four sensors \u2014 an RGB camera, an infrared sensor, a magnetometer, and, in future versions, a ground-penetrating radar. The data is processed into a detailed map within 5\u201310 minutes of the drone\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company also plans to adapt the technology for use with ground-based robotic platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, UADamage specialises in the digitisation of damaged areas. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the company has produced orthophoto maps of Posad-Pokrovske, Bakhmut, Bucha, Irpin, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kupiansk. To date, UADamage has surveyed more than 61,000 m\u00b2 of minefields and digitised over 520,000 m\u00b2 of territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also worth noting that demining equipment from Ukrainian and international manufacturers<\/a> was recently tested at a Ministry of Defence training facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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