Stanford and IIT alumni prepared robots to disinfect public spaces

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A robot has been designed to disinfect it by visiting hospitals, bus stops, railway stations, shopping malls, and almost all the crowded places. This robot with a cost-effective and safe water-based technology is a new weapon in the fight against Kovid-19 by researchers. In its effort to disinfect large spaces, the team of alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Stanford have designed a new technology 'airlines minus corona'. The technology created for this device works on the basis of the electrification of molecules.

"Charged or ionized water droplets will kill the virus by killing its protein and hence can make it inefficient," Shashi Ranjan, co-founder, and founder of Delhi-based company Persepian Innovation and Stanford alumnus told ANI. He stated, 'Such ionized water droplets can help in the oxidation of viral proteins into non-harmful molecules. Oxidation is one of the most powerful antimicrobial devices. '

There can be several ways by which the virus can be killed. Alcohol (such as ethanol or IPA) is one of them. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is useful for individuals or to clean surfaces on a small scale but water is the safest for it. Unlike other options, water does not harm human skin.

The 'airlines minus corona' works on 'water electro activation' technology and is not dangerous to humans. Conversely, the use of other techniques such as ultraviolet rays or chemicals to eliminate the virus becomes dangerous to humans. It is designed as a 'Robo-Sapien' (an intelligent robot), which charges water with the help of high electric power. Spraying of this charged water oxidizes the viral proteins, reducing non-harmful molecules.

'Airlines minus Corona' has received certification from the 'National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories' (NABL). NABL has described the device as neutralizing and safe for humans to inactivate or kill germs and pathogens. Apart from Shashi Ranjan, the team to prepare it includes Debian Saha of IIT Kharagpur and Yogesh Aggarwal of IIT Ropar.

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