It is a robot developed by the researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology of Madras to eliminate manual scavenging in India.
It is supported by the NGO, Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) dedicated to the elimination of manual scavenging in India.
At present, the first two HomoSEP units have been distributed to self-help groups led by Ms. Nagamma and Ms. Ruth Mary whose husbands died tragically during sanitation work.