An Ultra-violet sterilization robot for disinfection

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) sterilization technology is used to aid in reduction of microorganisms that may remain on the surfaces after a standard cleaning to the minimum number. Our research team developed a UV robot or UV bot for sterilization in an operating or a patient room. Our UV bot has three 19.3-watt of UV lamps mounted on top of the UV bot platform covering 360° direction. Our UV bot employed an embedded system based on a Raspberry Pi to aid in navigation to avoid obstacles. In addition, we tested the effectiveness of eliminating Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria sample plates located 35 cm away from our UV bot to be within 8 seconds after UV light exposure.