The Tiny Robot Solving a Massive Underground Crisis | WSJ

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In January, a collapsed sewer pipe outside Washington, D.C., spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. It is likely the largest sewage spill in U.S. history, but just one of an estimated 75,000 across the country each year, according to the EPA. As aging sewer networks struggle with growing populations and changing weather patterns, a team of engineers and professors in Europe is developing a robot designed to detect and potentially address problems before disaster strikes. WSJ explains how the $9 million EU-funded PIPEON project is tackling the dark and perilous world beneath our streets. Chapters: 0:00 The sewage problem 1:06 Inside the robot project 2:04 The Potomac River disaster and impact 3:31 Mapping the networks 4:47 The tech and details of the robot 6:16 What's next? WSJ Originals features in-depth reporting, investigations and on-the-ground journalism that uncovers the forces shaping business, politics and the world around us. #Sewage #Infrastructure #WSJ

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