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This paper represents the limitation e design of a Remotely Operated Land Rover (ROLR) which is significantly helpful in the field of detecting metal underground. The conception of the study came into being as the risk of human interference underground has been observed too great considering also that human being has limitations and is prove to error. The Remotely Operated Land Rover for Underground Metal Detection system is composed of wheel and tracks which serves as a guide that will enable the movement of the rover in vertical and horizontal movement. It has a detector at the front for detecting metal undergrounds. The control of these peripherals is done by ZDSII-Z8 ENCORE! 5.0.0. The objective of the study is primarily to design and develop a working Remotely Operated Land Rover for Underground Metal Detection in terms of mechanical, electronic and software design; the selection of components and the fabrication thereof; and the finally testing of the whole system. The Remotely Operated Land Rover for Underground Metal Detection is primarily constructed using sintra board, acrylic plastic and aluminium for accessories and peripherals. They are assembles together by applying adhesives, sealants, screw, nuts and bolts. The control circuit is MCU based system. It uses two ZILOG Z8F6421.A motor drivers used for switching and directional control of the track and wheel. All of the electronics are soldered to the individual printed circuit board (PCB) of specific uses and hardware together. The firmware of the MCU is written in C-language. The programmer used is ZILOG ZDSII Z8 ENCORE! 5.0.0 Test showed that the Remotely Operated Land Rover is functioned detecting metals underground and control of motors worked finely. Effectiveness of the system in its actual environment, land was manifested. Motors which include the track and wheels mechanisms are controllable. One of the greater problems encountered during the test was the soil and small rocks entry. Although peripherals were tested to be functional, the track and wheel were underrated and as such the track and power was not able to pull of the rover. The Remotely Operated Land Rover for Underground Metal Detection system is found to be functional but the effectiveness of the mobility and design strength against land need improvements.