VN makes disinfection robot to aid cleaners in COVID-19 outbreak

The robot put into trial  at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ha Noi's Dong Anh District on April 15

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NaRoVid1 is researched and developed by scientists of the Institute of Technology Application under the Ministry of Science and Technology. It took the scientists more than two weeks to produce the robot that can be used in the quarantine centers at hospitals.

The Made-in-Viet Nam robot can automatically move and avoid all obstacles on its way thanks to a built-in sensor. The device can easily move into every corner of the room, enabling it to clean and disinfect a wide variety of surfaces.

Each robot contains up to 10 liters of disinfectant solution, and once fully charged, it can work continuously for approximately 2 hours. In addition, the robot is designed to disinfect itself before moving out of the room.

Earlier, on April 15, the robot was piloted at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases - Kim Chung facility. 

Tran Minh Quan, Deputy Director of the Outpatient Department in the hospital was quoted as saying that the robot is expected to back medical workers to save time and minimize infection risks.  

In addition, the liquid carrying capacity of NaRoVid 1 greatly reduces the times health workers need to refill disinfectant. In fact, thanks to this robot, they now only come to each room three times a day to add more liquid for the cleaning task happening every 30 minutes.

In the upcoming time, the research team will continue to upgrade this robot to work more effectively, before transferring this technology to manufacturers for mass production to meet the high demands of isolation areas in hospitals nationwide./.

By Kim Loan