Water infrastructure across the world is aging and deteriorating at a rapid pace.

 

20%

of clean water lost to leaks across the world

1.2 Million

miles of water mains in the US

27%

increase in pipe break rates over the last 6 years

168K

pipe breaks per year in the US alone

 
 
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We save water. We save cities.

Watchtower is your eye in the sky helping you save money. Our proprietary robot scouts your pipes to find leaks before they become a big problem. It works in all pipe materials, detects leaks as small as 1 gallon per min and as accurately as 1 ft - all while mapping pipe networks in 3 dimensions.

 

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Smithsonian

Two inventors have come up with radically different approaches to try to solve the widespread problem of aging water infrastructure
Severn Trent set to expand trial

Following trials earlier this year, Severn Trent is working with US-based WatchTower Robotics on creating and trialling a UK-specific leak-finding robot in the company's pipes.
MASSCEC

MassCEC announces $455,000 in funding to support seven cleantech innovators
Business Insider

A 28-year-old MIT graduate has created a leak-detecting robot that could eliminate some of the 2 trillion gallons of wasted drinking water annually
MIT SOLVE

On average, 20 percent of clean water is lost in city pipe networks, resulting in revenue loss and wasted natural resources. But leaks are hard to find and are often only discovered once the damage is severe. WatchTower Robotics uses a small robot to inspect water pipes from the inside to change the equation…
Forbes

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Biomimicry Institute

WatchTower Robotics Co. aims to help public and private water pipeline operators around the world save water and protect infrastructure…