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The Kerala government launched a robotic scavenger named Bandicoot to clean sewages in Guruvayur.
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This makes Kerala the first state in India to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes.
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The robotic Tron Unit is the major component of Bandicoot and has robotic hands, similar to human limbs, to remove sewage.
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Bandicoot also has waterproof, HD vision cameras, and sensors to detect harmful gases inside the manholes.
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Bandicoot robots are currently deployed in few towns across 17 states in India and three Union Territories.
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The Kerala Minister said that the launch of the project in Guruvayur ended manual scavenging in Kerala,
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And it is a major step towards technology-driven solutions for manhole cleaning across the state.