MND trials use of drones to wash HDB high-rise ledges
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The sight of workers on gondolas or abseiling down facades to clean high-rise ledges at HDB blocks may soon be a thing of the past if an ongoing trial is successful and adopted.The Ministry of National Development (MND) is trialling the use of drones to do thMND trials use of drones to wash HDB high-rise ledges
The sight of workers on gondolas or abseiling down facades to clean high-rise ledges at HDB blocks may soon be a thing of the past if an ongoing trial is successful and adopted.The Ministry of National Development (MND) is trialling the use of drones to do the cleaning.In a Facebook post on Saturday (Oct 11), Senior Minister of State for National Development Sun Xueling said that she has been studying the use of technology for higher-risk activities in the built environment sector. «Traditional methods involve (the) use of workers on gondolas and ‘spidermen’ which unfortunately have risk for workers.»This morning, we are testing out using drones to wash high-rise ledges. This involves various steps involving use of water pressure and dissolvents."The trial was conducted at Block 271D Punggol Walk.Following the trial, Sun said that MND will be studying the results of the cleaning, residents’ feedback and also the cost of deploying such technology before proceeding further. Read more