The Ukrainian demining machine, created on the basis of the T-156 tractor, is able to clear explosive objects from 1,000 to 2,500 square meters of field per hour. In February 2024, the car was tested on mines at one of the military training grounds. Currently, it is being prepared for certification and serial production.
 
According to the author of the project - the founder of the startup Efarm.pro, the managing owner of the company "Gardarika Tres" and the resident of the Ukrainian Future business incubator Oleksandr Prykhodchenko, the tractor-deminer was created in collaboration with the brands Efarm pro and KOBZARENKO. Thanks to the Efarm.pro precision farming system, the distance between demining strips is 2 cm, which ensures the most effective field clearance.

"The main working element of the machine is a rotor with chains, which penetrates the soil, creating pressure and destroying explosive objects. This function helps to detect and safely neutralize potential threats - the armored design of the machine is able to withstand an explosion. It is important that the tractor can be controlled remotely or on autopilot, which will save people's lives when demining fields," said Oleksandr.

Oleksandr calls his development a "people's deminer." After all, all Efarm.pro spare parts are Ukrainian-made, which allows you to significantly reduce the operating cost of the equipment and repair the machine even in the field. An important advantage of the development is also its cost — it is 5 times cheaper than Western analogues.

"Our machine successfully passed preliminary tests. We are currently preparing the certification and after the completion of the procedure we are ready to launch it into serial production - for this we are currently looking for donors. We want it to be an affordable demining tractor that would help put the largest number of hectares of Ukrainian chernozems back into circulation," said the author and developer of the project, founder of the Efarm.pro startup Oleksandr Prykhodchenko.