NEW DELHI - Thanks to certain initiatives enabled by technology, some Indians might be spared the inhuman practice of descending into sewers to clean them.
Kerala-based Genrobotics Innovations has developed Bandicoot, a machine with a camera-mounted extendable robotic arm that descends into manholes and scoops out dirt.
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