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Pipebots aims to revolutionise buried pipe infastructure management with the development of micro-robots designed to work in underground pipe networks and dange

 Sheffield, England
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Joined April 2019
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The Pipebots Blockage Patrol team were joined by Iain Coucher, Chairman of Ofwat on day 4 of the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival in Newcastle. Great to show and discuss the work Pipebots Blockage Patrol is doing! @SheffUniEng @minicamtweet
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Mini robots detect and fix water pipe leaks without digging foxnews.com/tech/mini-robots… #FoxNews

Mini robots detect and fix water pipe leaks without digging

Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. developed small robots called "Pipebots" that can travel inside water pipes to find and potentially repair leaks, all without any excavation.

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#pipebots Transforming Water Pipe Leak Detection and Repair theengineer.co.uk/content/ne… @SheffUniEng
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Pipebot robot to patrol sewers in Northumbrian Water live trial hexham-courant.co.uk/news/25…

Pipebot robot to patrol sewers in Northumbrian Water live trial

A sewer robot that monitors pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is set to be deployed for the first time.

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A sewer robot that inspects pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is to be deployed in a live network for the first time. Pipebot Patrol is a £1.8 million project, funded by the Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge bit.ly/43ZLnCK
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Exciting News! The PIPEON Project website is NOW LIVE! Dive in and explore now: pipeon.eu/ #PIPEON #SewerManagement #AI #Robotics #Innovation #UrbanWater #Sustainability #CleanWater #TechForGood #EUproject #WebsiteLaunch #ZeroPollution
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Rachel Cunningham, Networks R&D Manager, Thames Water, outlines the innovative use of pipebots in rising mains watermagazine.co.uk/2025/05/… via @watermagtweets

Rachel Cunningham, Networks R&D Manager, Thames Water, outlines the innovative use of pipebots in...

In this Water Vlog, Rachel Cunningham, Networks R&D Manager at Thames Water, outlines Thames Water's 'Pipebots for rising mains' project.

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Pipebots researchers talk about their time working on #pipebots, what they learnt and what is next, check out the videos on youtube: @pipebots8599 pipebots.ac.uk/team/@SheffMe… @ShefACSE @CivilSheffield @LeedsUniEng @unibirmingham @BristolUni
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Pipebots Newsletter Issue 22 - mailchi.mp/sheffield/pipebot…
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All set up for the final #pipebots academic team meeting @SheffMechEng @CivilSheffield @LeedsUniEng @ShefACSE @BristolUniEng
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The story of Pipebots is a summary of the past (almost) 6 years of #pipebots youtu.be/Wm2WV0-Jh0g?si=Ghcm… @CivilSheffield @ShefACSE @BristolUniEng @LeedsUniEng @unibirmingham @SheffUniEng @SheffMechEng
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£400m for innovative water schemes to tackle pollution, leaks and climate change thenational.scot/news/nation…

£400m for innovative water schemes to tackle pollution, leaks and climate change

Regulator Ofwat announced the doubling of funding for its Innovation Fund which has already funded concrete printing, pipebots and nature schemes.

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Pipebots Newsletter Issue 21 - mailchi.mp/sheffield/pipebot…
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PhD Studentship: Modelling Pathogen and Biofilm Behaviour within Drinking Water Distribution Systems at University of Sheffield jobs.ac.uk/job/DKT826/phd-st…
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PhD studentship: The Impact of Disinfectant Residuals on Biofilms within Drinking Water Distribution System at University of Sheffield jobs.ac.uk/job/DKT827/phd-st…
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The story of Pipebots a lovely summary of the past (almost) 6 years of #pipebots youtu.be/Q2loVe5_NcE?si=hrkX… @EPSRC @SheffMechEng @CivilSheffield @ShefACSE @BristolUniEng @LeedsUniEng @unibirmingham @SheffUniEng
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Overseas demand soars for Yorkshire company's robotics technology | TheBusinessDesk.com thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshir…
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Invitation to the Pipebots Academic Event - 21st November 2024 - mailchi.mp/c43b225011f6/pipe…
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Excited to kick off the #pipebots for rising mains project @ofwat @thameswater @SynthotechLtd @SheffMechEng @CivilSheffield
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Invitation to the Pipebots Academic Event - 21st November 2024 - mailchi.mp/0a6a726911fc/pipe…
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