Scientists are developing tiny “pipebots” to find cracks and weaknesses in water pipes, in an effort to save billions of litres of water in Europe each year.<br /><br />On the continent, 26 per cent of the water supply is lost each year due to leaks in the sewer systems.<br /><br />Tiny “pipebots” - featuring sensors and cameras - could soon be used to enter the network, locate faults and transmit information and locations to an engineer, who then can go and fix the issue.<br /><br />Tests are currently being undertaken at the University of Sheffield.
