Archive · 30 Jun 2025
Chennai Robots Clean Sewers, Reduce Manual Scavenging
Imagine robots helping clean sewers in a city.
That's happening in Chennai, India, where Bandicoot Mobility+ robots have been used for a year.
These robots have already cleaned over 5,000 manholes, making the job safer and more dignified.
The robots have cameras and gas detectors.
The company that created them is from Kerala.
Now, Bengaluru also wants to use these robots.
The robots help remove the need for people to go inside the manholes, keeping everyone safe and healthy.
Chennai's CMWSSB has used Bandicoot Mobility+ robots for sewer maintenance for one year.
The robots have cleaned over 5,000 manholes and stormwater drains since April 2024.
The technology reduces manual scavenging, improving worker safety and dignity.
Genrobotics developed the Bandicoot robot, integrating it with a vehicle-mounted system.
Bengaluru plans to adopt Bandicoot robots, and Chennai will expand its operations.
- Who
- The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and the start-up Genrobotics.
- What
- Bandicoot Mobility+ robots are used for sewer maintenance.
- When
- The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has used the robots for one year since April 2024.
- Where
- Chennai, India.
- Why
- To reduce manual scavenging and improve worker safety and dignity.
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- Robot Name
- Bandicoot Mobility+
- Deployment Start
- April 2024
- Manholes Cleaned
- Over 5,000
- Developer
- Genrobotics
- Developer Location
- Kerala, India
- Primary Function
- Sewer maintenance
- Features
- Real-time camera monitoring, gas detection, contactless waste collection