Zapping away coronavirus: Swiss robots use UV light to disinfect passenger planes
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Saturday Apr 03, 2021
A robot developed by Swiss company UVeya armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is seen during tests aboard an Embraer airplane of Helvetic Airways, as the spread of coronavirus continues, at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. Photo: Reuters
Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes.
UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata.
UVeya co-founder Jodoc Elmiger hopeful robot cleaners could reduce people’s fear of flying, even as COVID-19 circulates.
ZURICH: A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain.
A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes.
ZURICH, Switzerland â A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain.
UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata inside Embraer jets from Helvetic Airways, a charter airline owned by Swiss billionaire Martin Ebner.
Aircraft makers still must certify the devices and are studying the impact their UV light may have on interior upholstery, which could fade after many disinfections, UVeya co-founder Jodoc Elmiger said.
ZURICH: A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain. UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata inside Embraer jets from Helvetic Airways, a charter airline owned
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