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Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that’s disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on a different approach. They’ve 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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Pipebot in various environments. (University of Sheffield)
Old leaky underground pipes are causing a crisis
The U.K. has some of the oldest water systems in the world, with parts of the network still dating back to the Victorian era. Not surprisingly, many of these pipes are leaking, wasting about