As part of cooperation, the Nova Poshta group of companies purchased 20 Fifish sapper robots for underwater demining for UAH 5 million for the State Emergency Service.
As noted in the message of “Nova Poshta” on Wednesday, thanks to these robots, pyrotechnics will neutralize the ammunition remaining at the bottom of the reservoirs after active hostilities in the Nikolaev region.
“Such works detect explosive objects in water bodies and transmit to sappers the exact coordinates of their location. With the help of a special working arm, the device can move the ammunition or place a detonator next to it in order to subsequently neutralize it. The robot is equipped with VR glasses. Thanks to them, the sapper sees what is happening under water and directs device in the right direction,” the Nova Poshta report says.
The first eight robots have already been handed over to rescuers. In the near future, another 12 sapper robots will arrive in Ukraine: the company will also transfer 11 of them to the State Emergency Service, and one sample will remain with the Ukrainian Robotics Association for further improvement. It will be finalized by Ukrainian specialists in accordance with the requirements of the State Emergency Service. Their task is to improve the engine, increase the operating time of the device and improve lighting.
Nova Poshta has led the process of developing an ultra-modern sapper robot for Ukraine. We took responsibility for the financial and technical directions, as well as for the search and attraction of partners. Our task is to make our own, taking into account the advantages of foreign robots, so that it meets all the needs of pyrotechnicians. In addition, the Ukrainian robot will cost less than its foreign analogues and will have more space for modernization, since we will process feedback from colleagues from the State Emergency Service faster,” Oleksiy Taranenko, director of development at Nova Poshta, is quoted in the message.
The company noted that Ukraine is now one of the most mined countries in the world. About 200 thousand square kilometers, which is almost a third of the state’s territory, need to be cleared
Another area of partnership between Novaya Poshta and the State Emergency Service is the logistics of rescue teams. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine prepares lists of necessary goods, from electronic devices to cars, and the company is engaged in their search, purchase and delivery. Nova Poshta also provides logistical support to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
