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Business Wire
November 30, 2007
OAKLAND, Calif. -- To help municipal public works agencies manage underground infrastructure assets more effectively, Oakland-based V&A Consulting Engineers has established the Civil Infrastructure Assessment Group (CIAG), a team of specialist firms offering state-of-the-art capabilities for investigation and assessment of large-diameter wastewater pipelines. Member firms include V&A, Brenford Environmental Services (Pearland, TX), National Plant Services Inc. (Long Beach, CA), the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company Ltd. . . .
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Philadelphia City Paper
September 7, 2006
In early July, at the corner of Fourth Street and Girard Avenue, a 20-inch water-main break unleashed gallons of water onto the streets, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. This incident was not unlike the one that had occurred the previous July, when a broken water main flooded the corner of Third and Brown streets. . . .
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History Channel
July 1, 2006
Join MODERN MARVELS® to explore this less-than-polite topic, and examine the network of underground pipes and tunnels that carries human waste (and much else) away. . . .
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Business Week
June 26, 2006
William "Red" Whittaker doesn't slip unnoticed into a room. An imposing 6 feet 2, he has the swagger of a guy who boxed his way through a tour in the marines and once wrestled a muzzled chimpanzee on a wager for beer money. Ambling into the machine shop of Carnegie Mellon University's Field Robotics Center, which he founded in 1986 and still directs, he's always the center of attention. . . .
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The Technology Collaborative
May 3, 2006
PITTSBURGH, PA – May 3, 2006 -- The Technology Collaborative (TTC), a statewide economic development organization that supports the growth of Pennsylvania’s world-class robotics, cyber-security and digital technologies industries, today announced its most recent round of funding. In total, $2,300,000 will be allocated to twelve companies and one joint university/corporate team across Pennsylvania. . . .
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Trenchless Online
January 1, 2006
Sewer system assessment has been getting a great deal of attention due in large part to the aging of our infrastructure and because of the increased damands placed on these systems. . . .
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
July 28, 2005
A grant from the Technology Collaborative, a local economic-development engine, has lured a Washington state software firm to set up a robotics testing facility in town. . . .
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Pittsburgh LIve
July 27, 2005
Right now, a robot could be crawling around under your house, making sure everything is OK with your sewer lines. That mechanical friend -- Responder is its name -- will get a starring role on cable TV's History Channel at 9 p.m. today the 27th and also at 7 p.m.on Saturday the 30th.
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