there are hundred thousands of sounds like this and this
thousands of sounds like this and this
thousands of sounds like this and this is that well any more than 70 countries
is that well any more than 70 countries
is that well any more than 70 countries in the world land man’s do not
in the world land man’s do not
in the world land man’s do not discriminate victims can be men women
discriminate victims can be men women
discriminate victims can be men women children
children
children people from all nationalities and ages
people from all nationalities and ages
people from all nationalities and ages so at the wrong place in the wrong time
so at the wrong place in the wrong time
so at the wrong place in the wrong time and one of us here today could be a
and one of us here today could be a
and one of us here today could be a victim did you know that 70% of the
victim did you know that 70% of the
victim did you know that 70% of the victims are innocent civilians and 50%
victims are innocent civilians and 50%
victims are innocent civilians and 50% of them are children that’s why they
of them are children that’s why they
of them are children that’s why they call them bland weapons because they
call them bland weapons because they
call them bland weapons because they cannot distinguish between killing a
cannot distinguish between killing a
cannot distinguish between killing a soldier or a man when we think about a
soldier or a man when we think about a
soldier or a man when we think about a land man the first thing that comes to
land man the first thing that comes to
land man the first thing that comes to our mind is a piece of metal that kills
our mind is a piece of metal that kills
our mind is a piece of metal that kills people when stepped on it well if only
people when stepped on it well if only
people when stepped on it well if only because the main intention of a landmine
because the main intention of a landmine
because the main intention of a landmine is not just to kill but to create the
is not just to kill but to create the
is not just to kill but to create the maximum pain and suffering to a nation
maximum pain and suffering to a nation
maximum pain and suffering to a nation for a country it is more expensive to
for a country it is more expensive to
for a country it is more expensive to have a person that will never work again
have a person that will never work again
have a person that will never work again than having a bad one
than having a bad one
than having a bad one sadly lad man’s like other technologies
sadly lad man’s like other technologies
sadly lad man’s like other technologies have been evolving with the path of the
have been evolving with the path of the
have been evolving with the path of the years and now they are using plastics so
years and now they are using plastics so
years and now they are using plastics so that they are more difficult to be
that they are more difficult to be
that they are more difficult to be detected there is if even using toy
detected there is if even using toy
detected there is if even using toy shapes to attract the attention from
shapes to attract the attention from
shapes to attract the attention from kids besides all these deaths and
kids besides all these deaths and
kids besides all these deaths and injuries landmines
injuries landmines
injuries landmines also leave huge persons of lon
also leave huge persons of lon
also leave huge persons of lon untouchable all it takes is one land man
untouchable all it takes is one land man
untouchable all it takes is one land man or even the suspicion of one to create a
or even the suspicion of one to create a
or even the suspicion of one to create a man field and once you’ve got this man
man field and once you’ve got this man
man field and once you’ve got this man field you cannot use this land for
field you cannot use this land for
field you cannot use this land for accessing water building homes building
accessing water building homes building
accessing water building homes building hospital hospitals roads anything so
hospital hospitals roads anything so
hospital hospitals roads anything so this is entirely paralyzing a nation
this is entirely paralyzing a nation
this is entirely paralyzing a nation thankfully we’ve been developing a new
thankfully we’ve been developing a new
thankfully we’ve been developing a new method to detect these landmines from
method to detect these landmines from
method to detect these landmines from the earth the fact of doing it from
the earth the fact of doing it from
the earth the fact of doing it from above the ground until no explosion risk
above the ground until no explosion risk
above the ground until no explosion risk and to cover much bigger areas this is
and to cover much bigger areas this is
and to cover much bigger areas this is wood with an animal detection squad can
wood with an animal detection squad can
wood with an animal detection squad can cover this with a human one can cover
cover this with a human one can cover
cover this with a human one can cover but this one is where a drone can cover
but this one is where a drone can cover
but this one is where a drone can cover we can go much faster with a drone and
we can go much faster with a drone and
we can go much faster with a drone and here comes the the million-dollar
here comes the the million-dollar
here comes the the million-dollar question
question
question how can you ever detect alarm an from a
how can you ever detect alarm an from a
how can you ever detect alarm an from a drone right so turns out that most of
drone right so turns out that most of
drone right so turns out that most of the landmines were planted many years
the landmines were planted many years
the landmines were planted many years ago and on the other hand these llamas
ago and on the other hand these llamas
ago and on the other hand these llamas contain some chemicals inside so with
contain some chemicals inside so with
contain some chemicals inside so with the paths of the years these chemicals
the paths of the years these chemicals
the paths of the years these chemicals begins to decompose this landmine
begins to decompose this landmine
begins to decompose this landmine creating some leaking
creating some leaking
creating some leaking exterior then these chemicals affect the
exterior then these chemicals affect the
exterior then these chemicals affect the vegetation in a way that can be observed
vegetation in a way that can be observed
vegetation in a way that can be observed through the near infrared sensor
through the near infrared sensor
through the near infrared sensor secondly landlines especially the metal
secondly landlines especially the metal
secondly landlines especially the metal ones and soil have different thermal
ones and soil have different thermal
ones and soil have different thermal energies this means that when the Sun is
energies this means that when the Sun is
energies this means that when the Sun is hitting the ground both land mine and
hitting the ground both land mine and
hitting the ground both land mine and soil get heat up at different paces so
soil get heat up at different paces so
soil get heat up at different paces so this can be observed through a thermal
this can be observed through a thermal
this can be observed through a thermal sensor as well funnily with the visible
sensor as well funnily with the visible
sensor as well funnily with the visible we can spot car tracks wire fences and
we can spot car tracks wire fences and
we can spot car tracks wire fences and other elements that lead to indicate the
other elements that lead to indicate the
other elements that lead to indicate the presence of a landmine a piece of
presence of a landmine a piece of
presence of a landmine a piece of evidence on a single band may indicate
evidence on a single band may indicate
evidence on a single band may indicate nothing at all however if this evidence
nothing at all however if this evidence
nothing at all however if this evidence is repeated in all the bands may
is repeated in all the bands may
is repeated in all the bands may indicate high chances of landline
indicate high chances of landline
indicate high chances of landline presence the problem we’re facing is
presence the problem we’re facing is
presence the problem we’re facing is enormous each red dot here represents 1
enormous each red dot here represents 1
enormous each red dot here represents 1 million landmines
million landmines
million landmines so today year 2018 we’ve got 100 million
so today year 2018 we’ve got 100 million
so today year 2018 we’ve got 100 million active land months in the world and it’s
active land months in the world and it’s
active land months in the world and it’s getting worse
getting worse
getting worse because every year they are planting
because every year they are planting
because every year they are planting truly more million and now do you want
truly more million and now do you want
truly more million and now do you want to know how much how many of them are
to know how much how many of them are
to know how much how many of them are getting cleaned only this green parcel
getting cleaned only this green parcel
getting cleaned only this green parcel zero point 1 million let me repeat the
zero point 1 million let me repeat the
zero point 1 million let me repeat the numbers we’ve got 100 million plus 2nu
numbers we’ve got 100 million plus 2nu
numbers we’ve got 100 million plus 2nu more million minus 0.1 million so if we
more million minus 0.1 million so if we
more million minus 0.1 million so if we keep this tendency in five years we’re
keep this tendency in five years we’re
keep this tendency in five years we’re gonna have something like this we’re
gonna have something like this we’re
gonna have something like this we’re gonna have more and more landmines
gonna have more and more landmines
gonna have more and more landmines so this is showing us the need the
so this is showing us the need the
so this is showing us the need the urgent need of finding a faster solution
urgent need of finding a faster solution
urgent need of finding a faster solution in order to reverse this tendency and
in order to reverse this tendency and
in order to reverse this tendency and drones seem to be more than promising in
drones seem to be more than promising in
drones seem to be more than promising in this ends best-case scenario by the time
this ends best-case scenario by the time
this ends best-case scenario by the time to Namur million are planted all these
to Namur million are planted all these
to Namur million are planted all these could be mapped next year all this and
could be mapped next year all this and
could be mapped next year all this and in five years make an outstanding dent
in five years make an outstanding dent
in five years make an outstanding dent in the number of minefields mapped how
in the number of minefields mapped how
in the number of minefields mapped how did we get started with all this one day
did we get started with all this one day
did we get started with all this one day we received an email from the European
we received an email from the European
we received an email from the European Space Agency telling us that they were
Space Agency telling us that they were
Space Agency telling us that they were running a program in bosnia-herzegovina
running a program in bosnia-herzegovina
running a program in bosnia-herzegovina for helping the country getting rid of
for helping the country getting rid of
for helping the country getting rid of the landmines
the landmines
the landmines however they figure out that landmines
however they figure out that landmines
however they figure out that landmines which are this size more or less are too
which are this size more or less are too
which are this size more or less are too small to be observed from a satellite in
small to be observed from a satellite in
small to be observed from a satellite in space so they figure out that they
space so they figure out that they
space so they figure out that they needed something at lower scale and
needed something at lower scale and
needed something at lower scale and drones seem to be again very promising a
drones seem to be again very promising a
drones seem to be again very promising a descent so we happily accepted the
descent so we happily accepted the
descent so we happily accepted the challenge but at this time we had never
challenge but at this time we had never
challenge but at this time we had never worked with land much before we had
worked with land much before we had
worked with land much before we had never seen that never touched a land
never seen that never touched a land
never seen that never touched a land before so we had to resign to do it
before so we had to resign to do it
before so we had to resign to do it ourselves first thing we did was
ourselves first thing we did was
ourselves first thing we did was designing it then we 3d printed it
designing it then we 3d printed it
designing it then we 3d printed it we added similar chemicals to the real
we added similar chemicals to the real
we added similar chemicals to the real ones and we spread them through our
ones and we spread them through our
ones and we spread them through our drone Center we’ve gotten Barcelona once
drone Center we’ve gotten Barcelona once
drone Center we’ve gotten Barcelona once we have we had accumulated enough
we have we had accumulated enough
we have we had accumulated enough expertise in this subject this Angus
expertise in this subject this Angus
expertise in this subject this Angus this area close to sorry upon and and
this area close to sorry upon and and
this area close to sorry upon and and they told us that apparently here 25
they told us that apparently here 25
they told us that apparently here 25 years ago there was one of the biggest
years ago there was one of the biggest
years ago there was one of the biggest battles in the Bosnian war so this place
battles in the Bosnian war so this place
battles in the Bosnian war so this place was totally infested with landmines we
was totally infested with landmines we
was totally infested with landmines we wonder that we’ll be found
wonder that we’ll be found
wonder that we’ll be found anti-tank landmines we saw some of them
anti-tank landmines we saw some of them
anti-tank landmines we saw some of them partially exploded unexploded ordnance
partially exploded unexploded ordnance
partially exploded unexploded ordnance derelict houses and then here we stopped
derelict houses and then here we stopped
derelict houses and then here we stopped and we asked if the war is over
and we asked if the war is over
and we asked if the war is over why aren’t families coming back to the
why aren’t families coming back to the
why aren’t families coming back to the houses then the yes death asked that we
houses then the yes death asked that we
houses then the yes death asked that we and they answered us that during war
and they answered us that during war
and they answered us that during war when the troops conquered a settlement
when the troops conquered a settlement
when the troops conquered a settlement they would surround the house with
they would surround the house with
they would surround the house with landmines to make sure that these
landmines to make sure that these
landmines to make sure that these families would never come back again
families would never come back again
families would never come back again so after seeing all these we finally
so after seeing all these we finally
so after seeing all these we finally waited for optimal weather conditions
waited for optimal weather conditions
waited for optimal weather conditions and we took off we took off with a plane
and we took off we took off with a plane
and we took off we took off with a plane that we design and manufacture in-house
that we design and manufacture in-house
that we design and manufacture in-house and that was equipped with a parachute
and that was equipped with a parachute
and that was equipped with a parachute for being able to land anywhere with no
for being able to land anywhere with no
for being able to land anywhere with no need of using a runway after landing we
need of using a runway after landing we
need of using a runway after landing we did the post-processing of the images
did the post-processing of the images
did the post-processing of the images and we generated this photo mosaics as
and we generated this photo mosaics as
and we generated this photo mosaics as you can see here it was a very relaxing
you can see here it was a very relaxing
you can see here it was a very relaxing flight we then had any pressure we had
flight we then had any pressure we had
flight we then had any pressure we had only had six cameras recording
only had six cameras recording
only had six cameras recording everything with it
everything with it
everything with it and but everybody was very happy with
and but everybody was very happy with
and but everybody was very happy with the results and the European Space
the results and the European Space
the results and the European Space Agency invited us to continue doing
Agency invited us to continue doing
Agency invited us to continue doing these campaigns every summer
these campaigns every summer
these campaigns every summer now of course drones are still not as
now of course drones are still not as
now of course drones are still not as reliable as conventional methods but we
reliable as conventional methods but we
reliable as conventional methods but we believe we must push the boundaries of
believe we must push the boundaries of
believe we must push the boundaries of war as possible in the coming years to
war as possible in the coming years to
war as possible in the coming years to make it more and more effective our
make it more and more effective our
make it more and more effective our final objective is to have a land mine
final objective is to have a land mine
final objective is to have a land mine detection pack that includes a drone
detection pack that includes a drone
detection pack that includes a drone a 3d printer sensors and being able to
a 3d printer sensors and being able to
a 3d printer sensors and being able to deliver this package to all the affected
deliver this package to all the affected
deliver this package to all the affected countries in the world in two and a half
countries in the world in two and a half
countries in the world in two and a half hours there’s gonna be a new victim from
hours there’s gonna be a new victim from
hours there’s gonna be a new victim from a lemon in the world there’s still so
a lemon in the world there’s still so
a lemon in the world there’s still so much we can do there’s still thousands
much we can do there’s still thousands
much we can do there’s still thousands of lives to be protected let’s do this
of lives to be protected let’s do this
of lives to be protected let’s do this thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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