Dr. Walter Krohn and his the KMMCS - Krohn Mechanical Mine Clearance System.

The German Magazine "Spiegel" writes:

"Walter Krohn, an inventor from the Eifel, has built an almost perfect minesweeper. But the device will not be put to use any more: Krohn has been foiled by UN bureaucracy - .... The machine performs well, operating quickly, efficiently and without any risk. ...  The UN is present in all crisis regions of the world, with a quasi monopoly on clearing minefields. But UN officials reject the machine from the Eifel. Krohn believes they are not interested in getting their job done too quickly." http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/english/0,1518,270379,00.html

The article is written in German language as well as clarifying comments from Dr. Krohn which can be found here: http://www.krohn.de/set/aktuell_spiegelartikel_set.htm

 

                         Photo courtesy of  http://www.krohn.de

 

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