Robot minesweeper set to be sent to clear battlefields of lethal explosives within years

A ROBOT mine sweeper is set to be sent to clear battlefields within years.

The remote controlled device is being put through its paces by British soldiers.

MODA robot mine sweeper is set to be sent to clear battlefields within years[/caption] MODThe remote controlled device is being put through its paces by British soldiers on a dummy minefield[/caption]

Fitted to the front of a Warrior armoured infantry vehicle, it uses a massive plough to dig up lethal explosives buried in the ground ...