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Badger Technologies launches ultraviolet disinfection robot

February 3, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, introduces the Badger UltraViolet Disinfect robot, an autonomous ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting robot designed to combat Covid-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food-service and retail environments.

The latest in the lineup of Badger Technologies autonomous robots, the Badger UV Disinfect robot is equipped with advanced UV-C technology developed by UltraViolet Devices Inc (UVDI), a leading provider of air and surface disinfection solutions.

Early testing of the new Badger Technologies autonomous robot with UVDI’s 254 nanometer UV-C technology indicates 99 percent and greater inactivation of coronaviruses, E.coli, Salmonella enterica and Influenza A. [Read more…] about Badger Technologies launches ultraviolet disinfection robot

Filed Under: Health, News Tagged With: autonomous, badger, covid, disinfect, disinfecting, disinfection, retail, robot, robots, technologies, technology, testing, ultraviolet, uv, uv-c, uvdi

LG unveils autonomous robot with disinfecting ultraviolet light

January 13, 2021 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

LG has unveiled an autonomous robot with disinfecting ultraviolet light. The company says the newest addition to its CLOi range of robots are aimed at hotels, schools, offices, restaurants and retailers.

LG says it has combined its core competencies in robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles with a “deep understanding of customer needs”.

The electronics giant says it is developing an autonomous robot that will use ultraviolet (UV-C) light to disinfect high-touch, high-traffic areas. [Read more…] about LG unveils autonomous robot with disinfecting ultraviolet light

Filed Under: Health, News Tagged With: autonomous, customer, customers, disinfecting, lg, light, robot, solutions, ultraviolet, uv

Robotic and Automation News Review: Kassow Robots, Walmart, Wilson Logistics and much more…

September 26, 2020 by Abdul Montaqim Leave a Comment

Robotics and Automation News Review Friday 25 September 2020

This is a new, weekly column which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: automation, autonomous, buses, channel, companies, company, disinfecting, kassow, large, news, onrobot, pal, review, robotic, robotics, robots, sander, self-driving, systems, truck, vehicle, walmart, youtube

Pratt Miller and partners demo disinfecting robot at Grand Rapids airport

August 3, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Pratt Miller Mobility has demonstrated its Large Area Autonomous Disinfecting (LAAD) Vehicle at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The robot is the result of a Pratt Miller’s partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and PlanetM, and the demo was conducted in front of key stakeholders and members of the press.

The partner companies say the LAAD robot is “the first-of-its-kind” to be introduced in the US, as it is a connected, electric and autonomous disinfecting robot that dispenses FDA-approved disinfecting materials through a multi-head electrostatic sprayer array. [Read more…] about Pratt Miller and partners demo disinfecting robot at Grand Rapids airport

Filed Under: Health, News Tagged With: airport, autonomous, disinfecting, ford, gerald, laad, michigan, miller, mobility, partnership, pratt, robot, solutions, technology

Fetch Robotics and Piedmont to launch autonomous disinfecting robot

July 16, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Fetch Robotics, a warehouse and cloud robotics company, and automated packaging solutions supplier Piedmont National are to launch the SmartGuardUV disinfecting autonomous mobile robot (AMR).

Purpose built to autonomously disinfect high-traffic areas such as warehouse facilities, retail stores, office spaces and hospital rooms, SmartGuardUV combines the safety and flexibility of the Fetch Robotics cloud robotics platform, the strength of PURO Lighting pulsed Xenon UV lamp technology, and the advanced disinfecting reporting of the Piedmont 4Site cloud analytics platform.

The result is a completely autonomous, broad spectrum UV disinfection robot that eliminates up to 99.9 percent of viruses and bacteria with UV-C, UV-B, and UV-A as well as reports on the results of the disinfection. [Read more…] about Fetch Robotics and Piedmont to launch autonomous disinfecting robot

Filed Under: Humanoids, News Tagged With: amr, autonomous, cleaning, disinfect, disinfecting, disinfection, facility, fetch, light, piedmont, pulsed, robot, robotics, smartguarduv, solutions, space, spaces, technology, time, uv

Blue Ocean Robotics and its disinfecting robots recognised by Robotics Business Review Top 50

June 19, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Blue Ocean Robotics and its ultra-violet disinfecting robots have been recognised as Top 50 Most Influential Robotics Company by Robotics Business Review.

The company says it is experiencing “continued global growth” as disinfecting robots are used as effective weapons against coronavirus and hospital acquired infections.

Christiano Huscher, chief surgeon at Gruppo Poloclinico Abano, which operates a number of private hospitals in Italy, says: “Before we received the UVD robot, six of the hospital’s doctors had been infected with Covid-19. [Read more…] about Blue Ocean Robotics and its disinfecting robots recognised by Robotics Business Review Top 50

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