‘PipeGuard’ is a Leak-Finding Robot from MIT

Basically it’s a water-drone for pipe systems! You can see the battery power & ground wires in the photo below – and I’m looking elsewhere online to try and find what else is inside the ‘bot.

PipeGuard is a robotics system capable of finding any leak in a pipe matrix by using pressure sensors and onbaord locating equipment. The technology could prevent the severe monetary, structural, and environmental problems caused by pipe leaks of all kinds.

Read more here.



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