High-Precision Systems holding will show an upgraded version of MGR4 Shmel remote-controlled humanitarian demining vehicle at the Army-2023 International Military and Technical Forum. The demining robot has been designed on the basis of Ant-1000 mini loader.
The basic idea used in the MGR4 Shmel is to avoid the participation of people in demining operations. The vehicle has no cabin and any manual control systems.
“The problem of anti-personnel landmine countermeasures is particularly essential for new territories. Shmel demining vehicle has been designed to take light and small mine charge countermeasures. It is remotely controlled to reduce considerably the risks for combat engineers. Ant platform is robotized using Prometey (Prometheus) hardware and software package,” said Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of Weapons Cluster of Rostec.
Prometey prototype used in the demining vehicle features high reliability. The control panel has been improved and became more user-friendly, its operating time has been increased. End-of-arm tooling of the demining robot has been also modified. The modernized prototype uses a mine-clearing roller with an increased soil loosening depth up to 250mm. A new pattern of the roller movement over the ground has been implemented – terrain profile is copied by floating position.
MGR4 Shmel is equipped with a hydraulic-operated winch due to which the vehicle can get out from heavy soil by itself. To enhance protection against possible damage, steel track shoes are used for demining. The demining robot meets the modern humanitarian demining requirements to ensure public safety.
