Researchers at the University of Leeds are working on developing a fleet of maintenance robots and drones that can seek out broken infrastructure and repair it. The project has been given ££21 millionm investment as part of a £21m Engineering Grand Challenges scheme. The ambitious project paves the way for 'self-healing' cities, where autonomous drones would identify broken lights, pot holes or building cracks and send a team of maintenance robots to fix any problems.
Researchers at the University of Leeds are working on developing a fleet of maintenance robots and drones that can seek out broken infrastructure and repair it. The project has been given £4.2m investment as part of a £21m Engineering Grand Challenges scheme. The ambitious project paves the way for 'self-healing' cities, where autonomous drones would identify broken lights, pot holes or building cracks and send a team of maintenance robots to fix any problems.