CHALLENGE 1:
REDUCTION OF CLEAN WATER LOSS (LEAKAGES)
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for pressurized water pipes, able to enter through small access points and to identify defects.
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for water reservoirs, to identify defects.
- Robot able to perform repair tasks when a defect is detected.
- Robot for safe and rapid access and repair of underground pipes (including pavement cutting, detection of underground networks, ...).
- Multi-sensing inspection of large areas using aerial robots.
Example of robotics’ application in challenge 1:
Inspection of water pipes including maintenance/repair
CHALLENGE 2:
INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF WATER QUALITY CONTROL (RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE)
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for water and wastewater pipes, able to perform continuous measurements, detect water contamination issues, trigger alerts, and grab samplings if needed.
- Autonomous surface vehicles able to control and communicate water quality and to operate long-term without human intervention.
Example of robotics’ application in challenge 2:
Warning systems which detect water contamination and active sampling
CHALLENGE 3:
ENSURE WATER INFRASTRUCTURES ARE OPERATIONAL AND SAFE
3a: SEWERS
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for empty, partially full or full water pipes, able to enter through limited access points and to identify defects.
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for underground (empty) retention tanks, able to identify defects. Robot or Cobot to perform lifting of manhole covers while preventing musculoskeletal problems for field operators.
3b: TREATMENT PLANT
- Multi-sensing inspection robot for treatment plants’ underground facilities, able to identify defects.
Example of robotics’ application in challenge 3:
Versatility, range, autonomous operation of robotics’ maintenance and repair.
CHALLENGE 4:
ROBOTICS TO ISOLATE WORKERS FROM RISKY INSPECTION IN CONFINED FACILITIES
- Aerial robotics for tanks inspection without emptying the tanks. Able to take water samples for analysis.
- Robotics able to work in confined spaces in order to avoid human risks.
- Enabling technologies for increasing precision in robotics I&M tasks.
CHALLENGE 5: OPEN
- The last challenge refers to any solution, not encompassed in the above listed items but included in the robotics domain, to support data collection and real time analysis to improve I&M performances to minimise the risks of false alarms, underestimation or misinterpretation in detecting and predicting potential failures of the inspected systems.
