Water Engineering Expert's Robot

Severn Trent Water has been testing robot VR600 to clean their reservoirs. Because the robot works underwater, it can do the job without emptying the reservoir and keeps tap water running. Severn Trent is working with water engineering expert Panton McLeod, which owns the submarines. Paul Henderson, operations director at Panton McLeod, said: "The only alternative to using the remotely-operated machines was to drain the reservoir and have workers going into the tank to clean it."

A smaller submarine, known as a remotely-operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, inspects the inside of the tanks.  If it is a success, it will be brought into use in Leicestershire's reservoirs.

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