27 October 2022
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The World of Robots
In May 2022, Vijaywada Municipal Corporation incorporated ‘Bandicoot’ a machine engineered to clean sewer pits and manholes. Earlier, this job was done by humans who stepped inside the drains for cleaning and unclogging. Data mined by the Government of India’s Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry shows that about 43,797 people are engaged in manual scavenging,…