James Ambrose Meyer is a Dallas-based technology professional who has an extensive background as a full stack developer and oversees the cloud innovation startup Nebulr. A particular area of focus of James Ambrose Meyer is on the use of robotics technologies in improving people’s lives around the world.
As reported by the BBC, robots have been placed at the front line within hospital settings in the fight against the coronavirus. One example is a self-driving machine developed by the Denmark firm UVD Robots that has seen production more than triple in early 2020.
Initially voicing a command to “leave the room, close the door and start a disinfection,” the disinfection robots use concentrated UV-C ultraviolet light emitted from eight bulbs to damage the DNA and RNA of dangerous viruses and bacteria, such that they are not able to multiply.
Because this process could be hazardous to people as well, the disinfection must be undertaken in an enclosed environment. The procedure takes about 10 to 20 minutes. The units are currently being used to ensure that hospital environments are sterile and free from coronavirus, which could easily spread among patients and health care workers.
While it has not yet been tested against COVID-19, the robot has been proven effective in killing other viruses such as Mers and Sars, so it is assumed it has the same effect on the current novel coronavirus.
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