Development of Autonomous UVC Disinfectant Robot

See t.ly/qTdr — Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 or other such viruses pose a grave threat to the safety of individuals. Mobile robots mounted with ultraviolet (UV) light attachments are ideal for disinfecting hospital rooms, shopping centers and other public spaces. This paper mainly discusses the steps involved in making an autonomous UV Disinfectant robot and its functionalities. The UV Disinfectant robot initially maps the environment with the help of a user and subsequently localizes itself in the map and is able to autonomously navigate to a selected location in the map. The user must select waypoints in the generated…