Scientists have developed miniature robots called ‘Pipebots’ to patrol the water supply network to check for faults and prevent leaks

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Briliant; why use a bore scope when you could have tiny stupid plastic "robots" slowly clunking along the inside of a completely clean and level pipe while hoping they don't fall over or drain their battery?

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..miniature robots called ‘Pipebots’ to patrol the water supply network to check for faults and prevent leaks

And to take biological samples... ..to monitor local dietary habits.

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Back in the day they used to have children crawl in small places. These robots are taking the jobs of children!