MIT has designed a robot that is capable of disinfecting the floor of a 4,000-square foot warehouse in only half an hour, and it could one day be used to clean your local grocery store or school.
The university's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory worked with Ava Robotics -- a company that focuses on creating telepresence robots -- and the Greater Boston Food Bank to develop a robot that uses a custom UV-C light to disinfect surfaces and neutralize aerosolized forms of the coronavirus.
While household cleaning solutions are able to reduce the spread of the virus, an autonomous robot capable of quickly and efficiently cleaning large areas such as warehouses or grocery stores could prove to be essential. The researchers used the base of one of Ava Robotics' mobile robots and modified it with a custom UV-C light fixture.Read MoreUV-C light has proven effective at killing bacteria and viruses on surfaces, the researchers said. However, it is harmful to humans.
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