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Poop Drones Are Keeping Sewers Running So Humans Don’t Have to
Poorly maintained sewers can have disastrous consequences, but regular inspections can be time-consuming, expensive, and dangerous. The solution: subterranean dung drones.
But sewer pipes can be dark, cramped and filled with pockets of gas, making inspecting large networks using traditional methods (typically a tethered, remotely operated crawler fitted with a camera or even in-person) a slow, costly and often hazardous process. Eloise McMinn Mitchell, Communication Manager at Flyability, says that the company is seeing huge sales growth as a result of the Elios 3’s capabilities and efficiency versus in-person human inspections, particularly when it comes to sewers. In May 2024, in a drive to streamline their inspection process, Macomb County adopted a technology-led approach combining a remotely piloted Asio X drone, built by Flyability rival Flybotix, with a software program called SewerAI.
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