Robots inspecting drinking water pipes

“Drinking water pipes should not be replaced before the end of their life. This would be a waste of resources. But neither should they be replaced late, because the possibly ensuing calamities may also be costly. What is the most accurate way to determine the remaining life of a pipe and which role can robots play to answer this question? KWR, Wetsus and the Dutch drinking water companies are building a prototype.”

(Citaat: van Thienen, P., Maks, M.H., Yntema, D. – Robots inspecting drinking water pipes – Water Matters (2016)2)