The covid-19 pandemic has been a huge strain on global healthcare systems. Robots however have significantly reduced the risk of infectious disease transmission to healthcare workers by making it possible to treat patients from a safe distance. The following are some of the best robots involved in the fight against the novel virus.

VIOLET
Violet is the creation of Akara Robotics, a firm based in Dublin, Ireland. At the emergence of the pandemic, they began modifying an open-source machine named TurtleBot to work as a mobile disinfectant unit using ultraviolet light. In 24 hours, they had created a working prototype for tests in hospitals. Like all UV cleaning robots, Violet is basically a huge mobile lightbulb. It moves slowly around, giving out ultraviolet light powerful enough to break apart the genetic material inside the virus. Studies shows that UV light is potent against many coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus strain responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, autonomous UV cleaning robots have been utilized not only in hospitals, but a range of spaces where the risk of infection is high e.g airports, hotels, train stations etc....

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