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First International Mine Detector Robots Competition

Posted by timothy on from the the-winners-don't-get-blown-up dept.

knabar writes: "From the site: The First International Mine Detector Robots Competition (RoboDeminer Contest 2002) Will be held in AmirKabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). Right now around the world, innocent children, men and women are killed and maimed by the vicious remains of wars, mines. As you are reading this, children are going orphan, women are widowed and men are mutilated by the horrible weapon. We founded this international robotic competition in hope of helping the world to get rid of one of its most dreadful nightmares."

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  1. Re:Attack the cause. by Conor · · Score: 2, Informative
    There is an international treaty banning the use of Land mines.For details see www.icbl.org . Here is and extract:

    Each State Party undertakes never under any circumstances:

    To use anti-personnel mines;

    To develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone, directly or indirectly, anti-personnel mines;

    To assist, encourage or induce, in any way, anyone to engage in any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention.

    Each State Party undertakes to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. There are 50 countries in the World who have not signed this treaty, they include:

    Afghanistan

    China

    Cuba

    Iran

    Iraq

    North Korea

    Libya

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Vietnam

    Yugoslavia

    The United states of America

    The USA is also one of the World's biggest producers and exporters of Landmines.

    So if you really want to do something to get rid of these terrible weapons, which mostly kill and maim innocent people, then write to your Congressman!