Abstract

Abstract: UVC (ultraviolet-C) light has been proven to kill various bacteria and viruses, including the COVID-19-producing virus, which has been discovered to be a powerful disinfectant. Manual UVC disinfection, on the other hand, can be tiresome, time-consuming, and hazardous for human operators. As our senior project, we developed a UVC-based disinfection robot to address these problems. Our robot has been designed to move and clean on its own in a variety of applications including hospitals, schools, and public places. Ultrasonic sensors for navigation and obstacle avoidance, a mobile platform, a UVC light source, and an Arduino microcontroller for communication and control comprise the robot.We conducted a microbiological test to gauge the robot's performance by comparing the number of microbe cells on a surface before and after UVC disinfection. Our findings demonstrated the robot's effectiveness as a disinfection tool by showing that bacterial colonies were reduced by 93.9%. By measuring UVC radiation levels at various angles and at various distances from the light source, we were also able to assess the safety of the robot. Our findings demonstrated that the robot complied with safety requirements for UVC radiation exposure to humans.

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