RedZone Solo Explores Sewers So You Don’t Have To

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 2 of September , 2009 at 12:43 am

Inspecting sewers is only my third or fourth favorite thing to do in my free time, but I can stop feeling guilty about missing all the fun now that there’s a robot that can bring back 360 degree video of the experience. The RedZone Solo is a fully autonomous sewer inspection robot designed for sewer pipes between 8″ and 12″ in diameter. All you have to do is crack the manhole, lower the robot in, and then retrieve it after it’s done looking for crocodiles or mutants or whatever it is sewers need to be inspected for. When the robot gets back, the 360 degree video is downloaded to a computer, and a human can virtually drive through the entire inspection route. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it means that you can tell all the ladies that you work with robots instead of that you inspect sewers.

The RedZone Solo will be officially launched at WEFTEC in Orlando, a major “wastewater industry” show that we unfortunately will not be able to attend.

[ RedZone Solo ]

Thanks Richard!

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