RedZone Solo - The autonomous sewer inspection robot

RedZone Solo is launched at WEFTEC 09 in Orlando, a major water & wastewater industry show. The Solo is the industry's only autonomous inspection robot, designed to inspect 8-12" sewer pipe without supervision. Municipalities conduct pipe inspections so that they can understand where problems occur and plan preventative maintenance and repairs. Solo greatly simplifies the challenges of inspection, and deployment of multiple robots by a single crew increases throughput by many multiples over conventional "CCTV" inspection. Unlike existing technologies, these small, portable robots do not require on-site trucks or generators, resulting in increased safety, significant emissions reductions, elimination of easement access challenges, and minimal public disruption. 360 degree lens coverage creates a virtual video that allows the entire inspection to be reviewed off-line as if the user is operating a camera in realtime. Visit http://www.redzone.com to learn more.

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[contractor519]

except when it loses contact or gets stuck.

[rzengineer]

The beauty of Solo is that it operates without "contact" - it is completely autonomous once launched. Solo rarely gets stuck, but if one does you still have three more operational robots while a jet crew takes about 30 minutes to get it out.

[dougs280z]

That looks like an awesome product. Should be a lot easier to operate than the crappy truck we have now. Great job on the video too...brings a lot of excitement into a sewer robot!

[dawn31337]

beats the shit out of doing it yourself. literally.