UVBot
Introducing the UVBot.
A programmable robot that inactivates COVID-19 using UV light, developed by an interdisiplinary team of Grainger Engineers.
The UVBot is a low-cost robot that can be programmed to clean spaces such as schools, offices, and public transportation to inactivate COVID-19 with UV light. It promises 99% virus inactivation and can be controlled over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to prevent UV human exposure. The UVBot can be made from a Roomba robot, UV lamp, and 3D-printed parts. A provisional patent has been filed
"Reopening our country safely is a huge task, and we're proud to be a small part of it."
T. Kesh Kesavadas, Director of the Health Care Engineering Systems Center
The UVBot was developed in mid-2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interdisciplinary team of engineers who have made the UVBot design and function successful belong to the Health Care Engineering Systems Center, Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Veterinary Biosciences, and Civil and Environmental Engineering at Illinois.
BEHIND THE SCENES
About the UVBot
HCESC Simulation Engineer Harris Nisar discusses the technology and concept of the UVBot at the COVID-19 Monthly Seminar Series from December 9, 2020. Nisar was heavily involved in the creation of the UVBot from its original idea to filing for a provisional patent.
The Team Behind the UVBot:
T. Kesh Kesavadas - Director, Health Care Engineering Systems Center
Thanh Helen Nguyen - Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Harris Nisar - Simulation Engineer, Health Care Engineering Systems Center
Elbashir Araud - Research Scientist, Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Peter Chien - Jump ARCHES Summer Intern, Health Care Engineering Systems Center
Yao Li - Ph.D. Student, Health Care Engineering Systems Center
Fanxin Wang - Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
Obtain the Technology
We're open sourcing the UVBot technology so any organization can keep their employees, students, and members safe from COVID-19 at an affordable cost. If you'd like to build a UVBot for your organization, please contact us.