Landmines are containers of explosive material with detonating systems that set off when it is contacted with a person or vehicle. Although they are designed to disable victims by exploding at high speeds, they still have devastating effects.

Around 15,000 to 20,000 people every year have died from landmines, especially children, mothers, and the elderly. That's approximately 70 people dying every day and 1 person dying every 15 minutes. Even after resolved conflicts and wars, many landmines unfortunately have a long life span and are still around for many decades. Landmines result in serious musculoskeletal injuries and death throughout the world. There are estimated to be around 110 million in the ground and another 100 million stockpiled around the world.

Demining is the process of removing landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from an area. There are two main aims for demining: to enable a military force to achieve their objective or to return the land to productive use.