Technological engineer and inventor Arkady Fishman has created a mine-clearing drone that he will hand over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He raised funds for the development during last year's tour of Ukraine on a self-propelled sofa on wheels, which he made himself back in 2023.
Technological engineer and inventor Arkady Fishman has created a mine-clearing drone that he will hand over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He raised funds for the development during last year's tour of Ukraine on a self-propelled sofa on wheels, which he made himself back in 2023.
Arkady Fishman, who moved from Sloviansk to Zalishchyky in the Ternopil region in 2022, spoke about his new development in an interview with Suspilny.
According to him, the machine's demining speed is approximately equal to the speed of a person walking. Under ideal conditions — on a flat field — it is capable of demining up to 4 km/h. On more difficult areas (forest roads, winding roads, puddles), the speed decreases slightly, approximately 3 km/h.
The inventor noted that the drone should withstand an explosion due to the strength of the structure.
"The hull is made where you can't protect it with a three-millimeter armor, and there's a 10-millimeter armor plate in front. It's all armor, meaning that if something very large explodes, the armor plate won't break through. And even if some shrapnel breaks through it, it's unrealistic to damage these shafts," Arkady explains.
The man worked on the drone for about a year, although, as he himself claims, he could have assembled it in four months if he had all the necessary equipment left in Slavyansk.
According to Arkady, the uniqueness of his development is that the entire system is powered by a single gasoline engine. Since it uses only mechanics, the device can operate 24 hours a day, and you only need to add gasoline to the tank on time.
For now, all that remains to be done is the remote control.
In addition, the inventor already has an idea for his next project. It will be a yacht car.
