South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Japan’s sewer pipes may soon be crawling with spider-like inspection robots” – below is their description.
A Japanese robotics start-up has developed spider-like robots to inspect and maintain the country’s sewer pipes as the country grapples with a labour shortage in the industry. Tmsuk created the SPD1 with eight legs resembling a spider, enabling it to crawl across sediments commonly found in sewer pipes. Tmsuk plans to put the robot on the market after April 2024.
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