IIT Madras prof wins Vigyan Yuva for making robots that can travel to radioactive areas, deep water

Dr Prabhu Rajagopal, a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at IIT Madras, has been awarded the Vigyan Yuva in ‘Technology and Innovation’ this year. In this interview to ThePrint’s Radifah Kabir, Dr Prabhu Rajagopal explains how the sensor-equipped robots designed by him can be sent to remote areas such as oceans, deep underground tunnels, radioactive regions, and septic tanks to detect defects in infrastructure. He also said that these robots can be used to clean septic tanks and detect pathogens.
Dr Prabhu Rajagopal's expertise also lies in ultrasonic technology which, he says, can be used to make materials that save buildings from earthquakes.
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Lovely interview. Good questions, and very insightful responses. Well done, Radifah.

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When will the Robots who can replace lok sabha members be ready?

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Bionic woman. Apt topic for her this one. The earlier interview was a robotic interrogation.

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Mens ☕ getting jealous of talent

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