To End Manual Scavenging, A Startup From IIT Madras Develops Robot To Clean Septic Tanks | Read
More than 900 people involved in manual scavenging have died since 1993 due to asphyxia while cleaning septic tanks. To end this practice, Solinar a start up from IIT Madras developed this robotic system mounted on a tractor, in consultation with local communities.
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