India’s first septic tank/manhole cleaning robot “Homosep Atom” is strengthening the swachhata abhiyan in different corners of the country.
Key points
- Homosep Atom offers an end-to-end solution to eliminate manual scavenging.
- The technology developed by the Solinas startup incubated in the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of IIT Madras, solves manual cleaning methods and transforms it to robotic cleaning methods.
- It has reached 16 cities in different parts of India and empowers extensive blade cleanings, solid waste desilting, suction and storage at one device; thereby reducing the cost of owning multiple assets and promotes robotic cleaning in sewers.
- DST-Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are established in Academic /Technical /R&D Institutions as part of NIDHI programme to support and nurture knowledge driven innovative start-ups into successful enterprises.
- The startup called Solinas, which developed this affordable robotic solution integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inspect, clean, and manage confined space for sanitation purposes.
- It helped clean up manhole blockages and reduced sewer overflows in Madurai.
- Solinas is a deep-tech and climate tech startup born out of IIT Madras.
