Mine Kafon Ball. The mine kafon drone is a drone for demining led by afghanistan born massoud hassani. A short documentary portrait on a designer who has created a low cost solution to landmine clearance.
Introducing the mine kafon drone mkd system a solution devised by dutch afghan brothers massoud and mahmud hassani. The design museum in london has nominated it for design of the year 2012 alongside kate middleton s wedding dress and the uk s olympic torch. Mine sweeper is a ball with bamboo poles sticking out of it.
Het klokhuis onderneemt mine kafon in this interview for het klokhuis massoud explains how the mk ball works where the inspiration behind the project came from and how the mkd system was initially designed.
Hassani has designed and built by hand a wind powered ball that is heavy enough to trip mines as it rolls across the ground. Hassani has designed and built by hand a wind powered ball that is heavy enough to trip mines as it rolls across the ground. It has been field tested with the dutch ministry of defence. Het klokhuis onderneemt mine kafon in this interview for het klokhuis massoud explains how the mk ball works where the inspiration behind the project came from and how the mkd system was initially designed.
