ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2021
Ultraviolet disinfection robots to improve hospital cleaning: Real promise or just a gimmick?
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- Transforming hemodialysis care: a tripartite collaboration model among medical staff, AI agents, and robots.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2026Review
- Environmental Disinfection in Long-Term Care Facilities-A Scoping Review.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Endoscopy Unit Implementation of a Sealed In-Room Air Purifier with Ultraviolet Irradiation Reduces Bacterial and Airborne Particle Levels.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Performance of an Autonomous Sanitary Sterilisation Ultraviolet Machine (ASSUM) on terminal disinfection of surgical theaters and rooms of an intensive-intermediate care unit.Infection prevention in practice · 2024Article
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- Feasibility analysis of inactivating influenza A(H1N1) virus using UVC robot in classroom environment.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Application of artificial intelligence (AI) to control COVID-19 pandemic: Current status and future prospects.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Real-Life Assessment of the Ability of an Ultraviolet C Lamp (SanificaAria 200, Beghelli) to Inactivate Airborne Microorganisms in a Healthcare Environment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Shedding a light on ultraviolet-C technologies in the hospital environment.The Journal of hospital infection · 2023Review
- The in situ efficacy of whole room disinfection devices: a literature review with practical recommendations for implementation.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Review
- Hospital surface disinfection using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology: A review.Healthcare technology letters · 2022Review
- Performance analysis of autonomous UV disinfecting robot (UV bot) using Taguchi method.Materials today. Proceedings · 2022Article
- A Reinforcement Learning Based Dirt-Exploration for Cleaning-Auditing Robot.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The global COVID-19 pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has challenged the availability of traditional surface disinfectants. It has also stimulated the production of ultraviolet-disinfection robots by companies and institutions. These robots are increasingly advocated as a simple solution for the immediate disinfection of rooms and spaces of all surfaces in one process and as such they seem attractive to hospital management, also because of automation and apparent cost savings by reducing cleaning staff. Yet, there true potential in the hospital setting needs to be carefully evaluated. Presently, disinfection robots do not replace routine (manual) cleaning but may complement it. Further design adjustments of hospitals and devices are needed to overcome the issue of shadowing and free the movement of robots in the hospital environment. They might in the future provide validated, reproducible and documented disinfection processes. Further technical developments and clinical trials in a variety of hospitals are warranted to overcome the current limitations and to find ways to integrate this novel technology in to the hospitals of to-day and the future.
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