This Robot Can Destroy Coronavirus In Just 2 Minutes Through UV Light
A new robot has been spotted disinfecting hospitals. The machine has the ability to destroy the Coronavirus in about 2 minutes and might soon be adopted in public spheres as an effective method of removing the virus from populated regions.
How It Works
A Texas (US) based company, Xenes Disinfection Services has recently announced the successful tests of the LightStrike robot against COVID-19. The machine which was also sold in Japan by Terumo, a medical equipment manufacturer, and emits light at wavelengths between 200 and 312 nanometers that decontaminate beds, doorknobs and other surfaces that people frequently come in contact with.
Within two to three minutes, the virus are completely left damaged after encountering the ultraviolet radiations and unable to function normally. In other words, it breaks down it’s functioning, essentially impairing it.
The robot has also been confirmed to work against multi-drug resistant bacteria and the Ebola virus as well. The LightStrike robot even has offers a result of about 99.99 percent effectiveness in eliminating the coronavirus N95 masks.
At present, the robot is currently being utilized in over 500 health care facilities across the globe. Terumo had received the distribution rights back in 2017 and has been giving out the machine 15 million Yen (roughly 140,000 US Dollars). During this time of crisis, it is expected that the demand for the device will only increase, especially from hospitals and other medical institutions.
