Using AI to Detect Water Leaks - DZone AI

I've written before about some fascinating projects that aim to reduce the number of water leaks that take place each year underneath our cities. For instance, an MIT team developed a rubbery robot that looks a little bit like a badminton shuttlecock. The device is inserted into the water system, and then is carried along with the flow of water, measuring and logging as it goes. It's capable of detecting small variations in pressure because its rubber skirt fills the diameter of the pipe. A team from the University of Waterloo are taking a slightly different approach, and deploying Artificial Intelligence to detect even the smallest of leaks.