EAUX de PARIS: Roboplanet rewarded by the Innovation Trophy

ROBOPLANET wins the call for projects organized by the EAUX de PARIS to evaluate the thickness of drinking water pipes without exposing the operators.

The drinking water pipes of the city of Paris represent about 2,050km of pipe.

These conducts date mainly from the nineteenth century.

The objective of this call for projects is to provide EDP with an innovative solution capable of assessing the integrity of these pipes without intervention in the sewers, reducing excavation work, their impact on public service and urban traffic.

It focuses on grey cast iron pipes, 150mm diameter, with compatibility with food standards.

The proposed technical solution is based on a mobile carrier inside the pipes, capable of carrying out thickness measurements.

The deliverable consists of a prototype qualified in real conditions reproduced in the workshop, then on the network.

The project closes in June 2020.