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The UK recently tested a remote-controlled robotic mine plough, designed to safely clear paths through mines without risking soldiers. This concept mirrors the Great Panjandrum from WWII, a rocket-propelled wheel created to breach Germany's Atlantic Wall.

Tasked with overcoming formidable concrete barriers, the British Admiralty's Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development developed the Panjandrum, which struggled with stability and control during tests in 1943. Despite its innovative approach, it was abandoned by January 1944 due to persistent failures. Today's technologies aim to achieve similar objectives with better control and sensor systems.