Robots are being trialled to see how effective they can be in disinfecting items and public areas in the fight against coronavirus.
The University of Leeds is using robots to help sanitise parts of the city centre and Leeds Bradford Airport. The schemes aim to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transfer to both cleaning staff and the public.
The robots being used
in the city centre and the airport were originally designed to inspect, and
conduct repairs on, infrastructure such as pipes and bridges.
They were developed by
researchers in the Self Repairing Cities project, a consortium involving the
University of Leeds and Birmingham, and University College London.
Adapted to combine
navigation, computer vision and artificial intelligence, they find objects
which need regular cleaning and then spray a mist of diluted alcohol over them.
Dr Bilal Kaddouh,
assistant professor at the Leeds School of Mechanical Engineering, said the
trials had gone well.
"The
robots were able to identify the objects that they needed to clean, and they
were able to manoeuvre in the public spaces.
"The
robotic arms effectively delivered the disinfectant on to the target
surfaces."
The
next stage will be to have the robots work autonomously, he said.
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