India, March 6 -- Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation has deployed an AI-powered G-SPIDER robot for safe, precise, and human-free canal cleaning in high-risk areas.
In a major step to phase out manual scavenging and ensure the safety of sanitation workers in waste removal in high-risk and inaccessible areas, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation has deployed G-Spider, an AI-powered robotic canal-cleaning system at the Amayizhanchan canal near the railway station premises at Thampanoor.
The Amayizhanchan Canal, particularly the covered stretch beneath Thampanoor Railway Station, poses significant operational challenges owing to restricted vertical clearance, continuous water flow, confined...