Genrobotics

Genrobotics is an Indian robotics company that specializes in design and development of robotic-powered exoskeletons and human-controlled robotic systems to address social issues. It was founded in 2015 by a group of engineering graduates, and is headquartered in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. In 2018, GenRobotics released the Bandicoot robot for cleaning sewers that had previously required manual scavenging which aims to eradicate manual scavenging from the world.  Bandicoot Robot can do every action that a sanitation worker performs inside the manhole. The robot is the world’s first manhole-cleaning machine developed under the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Swachh Bharat’ initiatives by an Indian startup Genrobotics
History.
They conceptualized Genrobotics during their days at MES Engineering College, Calicut and had put together a first-generation (G1) powered exoskeleton model that created a buzz in the local media.  In 2018 Genrobotics Signed an MOU with Government of Kerala in the presence of Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Minister of Water Resources, Kerala Water Authority MD for implementing Bandicoot in kerala.
GenRobotics released the Bandicoot robot for cleaning sewers that had previously required manual scavenging. Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan officially inaugurated Bandicoot. The robust robot ran its first successful trial at a government medical college in Thiruvananthapuram.
After the initial success, the team worked on enhancing the technology and efficiency of robots after which Bandicoot 2.0 was inaugurated in Delhi on October 2 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Product Line.
Bandicoot - The World's First Robotic Scavenger.
The ‘Bandicoot’ robot, created by a group of young engineers from Kerala in their company Genrobotics, can clean and unclog both manholes and septic tanks having multiple openings. The 50-kg device does the work of lifting the heavy manhole cover, scooping the solid waste from the sewer with its robotic arm and emptying it into a bucket, allowing for zero human-intervention in cleaning. Bandicoot uses an infrared camera to project the inside of the manhole on the monitor fixed on the external stand; the interface is easy and user-friendly.