Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. developed small robots called "Pipebots" that can travel inside water pipes to find and potentially repair leaks, all without any excavation.
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    1 year ago
    • After 50ft, robot battery runs low, turns around.
    • Branch has grown through pipe. Robot gets stuck. Now you have two problems.
    • Notice they don’t use it for sewer pipes. Giant rats could take them for joyrides.