Waterford firm to deploy robots to fight coronavirus in Irish hospitals

The robots kill 99.99% of bacteria and microorganisms in a patient room within approximately 10 minutes.

UVD disinfection robots will be installed in Irish hospitals in the coming weeks by Waterford company Antech.

A Waterford firm is to begin the installation of a number of disinfecting robots in Irish hospitals in the coming weeks as part of the fight against Covid-19.

Instrumentations firm Antech Solutions is the Irish partner of Danish company UVD Robots. After months of technical due diligence, the European Commission has decided to deploy 200 of its robots in hospitals across Europe, with a number being installed by Antech in Irish hospitals in the coming weeks.