Pipebot can help fix decaying water pipe crisis in the US and the World
“Now, researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute are developing an autonomous robot that could quickly and inexpensively detect damage in water pipes — even those buried meters below the ground.
This is a $3000 sewer camera system. The price is related to the length of cable and some other factors. There are $100,000 systems
Created by Wei-Min Shen, director of ISI’s Polymorphic Robotics Lab and research associate professor of computer science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the robot is inserted into the water system through existing fire hydrants. The device captures real-time video, using sensors and navigation technology to collect data and log its position as it goes.
Shen has been working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to develop and test the robot, called Pipefish, for the past year…”
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