CleanRAT– Robotic Sweage Cleaner: IISc team comprising Prof Monto Mani (Students: Yogansh Namdeo and Ujjal Halifa), won the Lexus Design Award 2019 in the Open (Concept) Category. The team was selected amongst 12 finalists from nearly 220 entries in the open category. The award is in recognition of their role as designers of CleaneRat, an Internet of Things (IoT) based sewer inspection and declogging system that aims to provide empowerment and dignity to people involved in the maintenance of sewer lines.