Mahindra varsity launches disinfecting robot MUDRA
MUDRA can make on-demand and pre-planned disinfections without any human intervention and the height of the robot is such that it can disinfect most of the surfaces exposed to humans during work.
Hyderabad: Mahindra University has launched an Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) Disinfecting Robot, MUDRA (Mahindra Universite UV Desinfectant Robot Autonome) which is designed to disinfect rooms, labs, offices, shop floors, and various other spaces using UltravioletC (UVC) rays.
With the opening up of retail, office and other public spaces, it is important that closed spaces be sanitised frequently and properly to ensure minimal spread of infection, a press release said. MUDRA can make on-demand and pre-planned disinfections without any human intervention and the height of the robot is such that it can disinfect most of the surfaces exposed to humans during work, it added.
“We have created MUDRA, an indigenously designed, developed in-house and funded disinfecting robot, that helps in the sanitisation of surfaces thereby, ensuring that closed spaces remain infection free”, said Dr. Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University.
“UVC radiation is a known disinfectant for air, water, and non-porous surfaces. According to US FDA, UVC radiation has been shown to destroy the outer protein coating of the SARS viruses. Therefore we decided to make a disinfecting robot using this technology available to us,” said Dr. Deep Seth, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University.
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