Australia is investing in new and improved bomb disposal robots - https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/australia-investing-in-bomb-disposal-robots

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The Australian government has signed a $46 million contract with Queensland company L3Harris Micreo to develop new bomb disposal robots.

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That’s really a good news. Such risky tasks should not be done by humans if there is a good alternative. If one robot is damaged, another 10 can be made. But if one human life is gone, it is gone forever. There will be a permanent void in their family…

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Correct. I know also some cases where animals were used to find mines in the field.