AI ROBOT POWERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN SANITATION IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

• G-Spider, an AI-powered Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) built by Kerala start-up Genrobotic Innovations, has been deployed by Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation for canal cleaning under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0).
• Marks a concrete operational step toward the SBM-U 2.0 mandate of eliminating manual scavenging and ensuring SafaiMitra Suraksha via mechanisation of hazardous sanitation work.
• Relevant for GS-II (welfare schemes, vulnerable sections), GS-III (Sci-Tech: robotics/AI, urban infra) and current affairs / Prelims schemes.