Posted on 05/01/2020 2:16:11 AM PDT by dennisw
A Texas company claims it has a solution for COVID-19 ... a robot that can kill the virus ... feds, hospitals and universities are already buying in, and pro sports could be next.
Here's the deal ... San Antonio-based Xenex Disinfection Services claims they have perfected a $100,000 robot that can zap the deadly virus to death, and it's already being used by the Department of Defense, Mayo Clinic and prestigious universities, with more deep-pocketed clients waiting in the wings.
The so-called savior is dubbed the Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot ... and we're told it's already decontaminating workspaces at 10 U.S. military bases, LAPD's Skid Row station plus campuses at Stanford and USC.
Major sports leagues could soon jump on the futuristic bandwagon ... company honchos tell us franchises from the NBA and MLB are both looking to use the robot to kill germs at team facilities.
Here's how it works ... the robot uses a xenon lamp to generate bursts of high intensity, full germicidal spectrum UVC light -- more intense than sunlight -- to deactivate viruses, bacteria and spores. Different pathogens are susceptible to UVC light at different wavelengths.
The robot works alone ... we're told people and pets must be out of the room undergoing disinfection because too much UVC light is dangerous to the eyes -- it's kinda like staring at the sun.
Uncle Sam seems gung ho on the robot ... we're told the DoD is starting to “actively test the robot to decontaminate airplanes and research labs.”
Business is booming for Xenex ... we're told sales are up 600% over the same time last year, and they just sold a robot to someone who wants to disinfect a megayacht. Gyms and fitness centers are starting to make inquires too.
The robots are made in San Antonio, and we're told proud owners are even giving them names ... like Rosie, Ray, Sunny, Duncan, Tiger and Gronk!!!
UVC “robots” (device sits in room & rotates around) have been around for awhile...our local children’s hospital has them. Used in conjunction with normal patient room cleaning procedures. Downside is UV damage to items in the room (paint, plastics, fabric, etc.).
This does not look that hard to duplicate and crank out a few million in unused factories. This is pretty much a transformer connected to a few powerful UV bulbs that also put out ozone.
Are the parts Chinese? Probably.
Probably just cheaper to wash your hands for 20 seconds before touching your face. ;-) Touching virus contaminated surfaces doesn’t give you COVID....touching the surface and then touching your mucus membranes does it. Useful in hospitals/doctors’ offices and gyms...other places not so much. One cough or sneeze by a patron and you have contaminated surfaces again.
I’m sure it’s not good for avionics.
Yep anything that noramally gets “sun rot” over time will get “super sun rot” from these devices. (Rubber, vinyl, nylon, etc.).
They need to re-design one and name it the model Trump2020-UV Light-Virus Destroyer
Roomba ??
Yep - and waiting a couple hours will allow most viruses to become “infertile”...if they intend to disinfect over night between shifts, just the normal wait would handle 99% of it...
We’ve been using this in our hospital for a few years now.
I know they’re used for disinfection of hospital rooms occupied by c-diff patients (after discharge). Clostridium difficile reproduces in spores, which are much harder to kill than other bacterial forms. At night you can see windows illuminated by white flashes at a second or so intervals, as bright as a welder’s flash.
For home use, an ozone generator (Amazon +/- $179) may disinfect entire rooms or the whole house.
There are competing claims online about how well it works; from my reading a lot of the hate appears to be blogs promoting competing solutions.
We’ve used one to remove odors/musty/mildew from closed/unused or damp places very effectively.
“They need to re-design one and name it the model Trump2020-UV Light-Virus Destroyer”
Make it orange.
With a Trump wig.
best deal on O3 generators
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Enerzen-OION-Commercial-Industrial-Ozone-Generator-Pro-Open-Box/254030295230?hash=item3b2562b0be:g:X48AAOSwHwReh4gh
buy two and you will have amazing output
Then ship one to CNN and make their TDS heads explode
Airplanes will need new lighting and fast.But could save the industry.
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