Team from Rice University and Tunisia is engineering robot
to wash high-rise windows
As long as buildings have windows, engineers will fret about
how best to keep them clean. Rice University engineering students are no exception
and are working on better ways to keep skyscrapers shiny.
The WashBOT team of seniors based at Rice’s Oshman
Engineering Design Kitchen is part of a multiyear robotics project to automate
the process of cleaning recessed windows in buildings that present problems for
more traditional washers, both human and machine.