OMRON Asia Pacific has forayed into UVC disinfection with the launch of its robot – LD UVC. A co-creation with Techmetics Robotics, this robot aims to help organisations fight spread of infectious diseases effectively and conveniently
The UVC light has been proven to be effective in breaking down the pathogens’ DNA and RNA beyond recovery, thus stopping them from replicating. OMRON LD-UVC navigates autonomously and disinfects premises including the high-touch areas by eliminating 99.90 per cent of bacteria and viruses—both airborne and droplet—by delivering the precise dosage of UVC energy.
Equipped with lasers and Passive Infrared (PIR) Motion Sensors for obstacle detection and avoidance, the LD UVC robot manoeuvres through narrow corridors, elevators, and even automatic doors seamlessly.
It also shuts off its UVC light upon human detection, ensuring impeccable safety for human beings. Suitable for indoor spaces, the robot follows a mapped route, reducing the requirement of manpower resources dedicated for manual cleaning. Features like bumper, sonar and emergency stop render additional safety. The machine has an automatic charging and smooth touch interface for control. All this makes it an ideal gadget for facility management across hospitals, hotels, malls, event venues, airports, corporate office to name just a few. With a simple integration of software, the robot gets up and running in minimal installation time and needs no modifications or construction of the premises.
UVC or UV-C refers to ultra-violet short wavelength radiation. UVC wavelengths are between 200 and 300 nanometers and are known to be germicidal. A nanometer (nm) is one millionth of a millimeter (mm).
Elaborating on the rationale of the launch, Mr. Takehito Maeda, Managing Director of Industrial Automation Business, OMRON Asia Pacific says, “Given the utmost significance of sanitization and disinfection in the post COVID-19 era, we believe the robot will yield a great value to organizations who are struggling to find the right, effective, less labour-intensive and long-term solutions to ensure their premises are safe and germ-free. Driven with the mission to contribute to a better society by identifying social needs, OMRON seeks to collaborate with capable and like-minded partners to come up with innovative solutions. Our collaboration with Techmetics Robotics signifies the same.”
The integration of UVC technology is just another example of the flexibility and adaptability inherent in OMRON mobile robots. With the largest install base in the world, OMRON mobile robots have been deployed in thousands of applications across multiple industries such as material handling, hospitability, automotive manufacturing to name just a few, a release from OMRON said.