Trinity’s Robotics and Innovation Lab are making a robot that can help disinfect areas that could potentially be infected with COVID-19. The robot, whose name is Violet, uses UV-C light to disinfect. UV-C light causes DNA to change or cut up genetic material. Viruses have DNA, and UV-C causes the virus to cut itself up. Then the virus dies because it doesn’t have the capabilities to repair itself.
Violet is going to help combat coronavirus by a lot. Robots are usually made for tasks that are too boring or dangerous for humans to do. Disinfecting places is one of the things that robots excel at. This robot will make the areas it’s used in a lot safer, because it cleans everywhere. A human might miss a few spots, and someone could get sick. Violet cleans perfectly, reducing the risk of someone catching COVID-19.
Other companies all over the world are developing disinfectant robots too. This is a huge step towards fighting the coronavirus. Before the pandemic, many places’ cleaning methods weren’t very efficient. Soon, we will have robots that clean places perfectly, disinfecting places humans have a hard time cleaning.
This robot could also save many lives. A lot of people are dying from refusing to go to hospitals when they have an injury or sick, out of fear that they might catch COVID-19. Disinfecting robots could be deployed at hospitals, making people feel safer, so they will go to a hospital when they have a problem.