The UV Solution: Revolutionizing Environmental Hygiene and Surface Disinfection

Surface disinfection encompasses a variety of solutions, including those that use Ultraviolet (UV) light. Here is a closer look at the technology involved.  

Ultraviolet Light for Environmental Hygiene 

Modern improvements to Ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection include:

• Mobile delivery methods,
• High-efficacy UV wavelengths, and
• Self-navigating robotic systems.
  
  UVD Robots, a series of mobile robots developed by the Danish company Blue Ocean Robotics, use UV light to disinfect indoor surfaces in a process called Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation, or UVGI.
  

UVD Robots and Mobile Delivery

UVD Robots use a mobile system to distribute UVGI in indoor areas, including:

• High- and Low-Touch Surfaces,
• Shadowed areas, and
• Areas at a long distance.
  
  These robots are self-navigating, meaning they can be programmed to operate autonomously indoors. They can also be operated manually via a control tablet.  
  

UVD Robots and UV Wavelengths

UVD Robots disinfect surfaces using a particular wavelength of UV light. This UV light is emitted at a wavelength of 254 nanometers (nm) and is known as UV-C light.

In laboratory conditions, UV-C light has been associated with the deactivation of microorganisms at high rates of efficacy – ranging from 3-log to 7-log (99.9% to 99.99999%), depending on the specific microorganism and UV light exposure time.¹ 

UVD Robots and Self-Navigation

Mobile distribution of UVGI allows UV light to reach all areas of a room. Instead of emitting UV-C light from a single place, for example, UVD Robots can reach areas at long distances or spaces previously obscured by shadow.

UVD Robots in particular are self-navigating, which means they are capable of unaided mobile operation. Once their locations have been mapped, UVD Robots can move independently and disinfect environments without assistance.

UVD Robots for Disinfection

With mapping, self-navigating, and mobile disinfection features, UVD Robots have the technology that allows for accessible UV disinfection. In indoor areas, this technology has the potential to provide cleaner, safer environments.

Finally, UVD Robots can provide microorganism reductions at 3-log to 7-log efficacy (99.9% to 99.99999%),²  solidifying their abilities as innovative UV disinfection technology.