Homosep Atom: India’s First Septic Tank Cleaning Robot

GS Paper III Science and Technology

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Homosep Atom

Recently, India’s first septic tank/manhole cleaning robot- Homosep Atom has been developed which helps to eliminate manual scavenging.

Developed by: Solinas, a startup incubated in the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of IIT Madras, backed by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Features:
- It performs extensive blade cleanings, Solid waste desilting, suction and Storage at one device; thereby reducing the cost of owning multiple assets.

About Solinas:

Solinas is a deep-tech and climate tech startup born out of IIT Madras, founded with the intent to solve the challenges that revolutionises the water and sanitation sector and improves the climatic conditions.

Significance of Robotic Manhole Cleaning:
- Boost to Swachhata Abhiyan: It strengthens the Swachhata Abhiyan in different corners of the country.
  - End-to-end solution: It offers an end-to-end solution to eliminate manual scavenging.
  - Provides Easy Operation for Municipalities by Targeting septic tanks associated with large apartments, housing boards, and individual houses.
  - Empowering Sanitary workers: It helped them to clean the manholes from outside and avoid going inside the toxic environment.

Also Read: Solid Waste Management in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)

News Source: AIR

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