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Project NATHR-G1 - The Story behind the Innovative Solution for a more Humane World

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Summary

A team led by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi has developed NATHR-G1, a ground penetrating radar for detecting landmines and unexploded ordnance. The project, involving researchers from Colombia, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland, builds on earlier work using radar to detect buried objects. NATHR-G1 incorporates machine learning for advanced signal processing and object identification. Why it matters: This humanitarian application of AI and robotics based in the UAE could significantly reduce casualties from landmines and other explosive remnants of war.

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ground penetrating radar · landmines · TII · NATHR-G1 · humanitarian

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