https://www.engineeringnews.co.za
Africa|Automation|Components|Electrical|Health|Sensor|Sensors|Solar|System|Systems|Wireless|Equipment|Solutions
Africa|Automation|Components|Electrical|Health|Sensor|Sensors|Solar|System|Systems|Wireless|Equipment|Solutions
africa|automation|components|electrical|health|sensor|sensors|solar|system|systems|wireless|equipment|solutions

Autonomous UV-C disinfectant robot launched in SA

The Hero21

The Hero21

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater

30th November 2022

By: Donna Slater

Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer

     

Font size: - +

Automation, electrical components and inspection systems company Omron has partnered with medical equipment supplier Mamello Clinical Solutions to launch an autonomous mobile disinfectant device in South Africa – the Hero21.

Manufactured by Germany-based medical device company ICA Health, the Hero21 features an array of eight ultraviolet (UV) lights that emit rays in the UV-C spectrum – a powerful light-borne germicide.

The Hero21 – designed to disinfect surfaces and equipment – is mounted onto an Omron mobility robot, powered by batteries and put to work using a handheld tablet that enables an operator to designate specific paths and objectives in a designated space. This tablet is operated through WiFi networks, enabling its user to operate it from a separate room.

The robot is also capable of self-docking itself to a charging station to replenish its batteries. The Hero21 has a battery life of three-and-a-half hours.

The UV-C lights employed are powerful, making them harmful to humans and the Hero21 can, therefore, only be used in unoccupied spaces. In this regard, it employs motion sensors to determine whether a room is empty and makes a verbal announcement before starting to operate to warn people away.

It also communicates with mobile, wireless and solar-powered door sensors to determine whether a door to the room in which it is operating is opened, quickly ceasing operation in such an instance.

Onboard sensors, including a lidar sensor, provide 360° visibility, assisting the robot in avoiding collisions during transit and while in operation.

Besides its primary use in healthcare facilities, the Hero21 can also be used in high-traffic places such as airports, exhibition halls, offices, on aircraft and in hotel rooms, to disinfect surfaces once people have vacated.

The robotic system was co-developed by German Ruhr University Bochum and Omron. Omron has an assembly and distribution centre in Longmeadow, Johannesburg.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

Showroom

Multotec
Multotec

Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Actom image
Actom

Your one-stop global energy-solution partner

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Magazine round up | 01 November 2024
Magazine round up | 01 November 2024
1st November 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.188 0.232s - 200pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now