Patrolling corridors blasting out a powerful UV ray, this droid might look like something out of a sci-fi film – but it’s helping keep pupils safe from Covid.
The Sterilight Robots have been used in hospitals and airports before, but this was the first time they sterilised a school.
The UV ray shreds and breaks down virus DNA. The robots headed into Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy in Hindley, near Wigan.
Gar Oulnan, uvc operator, mapping the area before disinfection. The Sterilight Robots have been used in hospitals and airports before, but this was the first time they sterilised a school
The Sterlight robot disinfecting a classroom. Sterilight’s uvc autonomous robots are being used across the region to disinfect any indoor areas with a high touch area such as classrooms and offices
Co-inventor Gary Oualnan said: ‘Everything the light touches is steralised.
‘This technology is new as it removes the need for any manual labour.
‘Before, the robots would be programmed to do a few metres of work before the operator had to enter the room again and map out the next the next bit.
Gar Oulnan, uvc operator, programming the robot. The uvc light has been proven to kill COVID-19, pictured at Three Towers Academy in Wigan, Greater Manchester
‘The thing is humans can inadvertently miss certain areas or not expose them long enough.
‘This technology completely rids itself of that.
‘Similar technology was used against SARS a decade ago and was used in hospitals.
‘We built on that to deal with coronavirus.’
Gar Oulnan, uvc operator, programming the robot. Sterilight’s uvc autonomous robots are being used across the region to disinfect any indoor areas with a high touch area such as classrooms and offices
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