Credit: Xenex Healthcare/ Singularity Hub
http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/13/uv-light-emitting-robot-disinfects-hospital-rooms-in-minutes/ modern-day irony most common complication hospital patients acquired acquiring infection problem estimated cause millions infections with 100,000 death per year $45 billion annually hospital costs tragedies deadly superbugs within healthcare facilities on the rise continue last lines antibiotics fail new drugs moving fast enough up the pipeline alternative medication promises vastly improve disinfection hospital rooms UV ultra violet ultra-violet light-emitting robot Xenex Healthcare pulsed-xenon UV lamp portable bot robot shoots out 120 flashes of light per minute pulse lasts thousandth second typical treatment 10 to 20 minutesrays pass through outer wall bacterium damage DNA impossible mutate reproduce stops pathogen propagating being harmful system reflectors focused areas high-touch surfaces high touch door handles light switches someone enters room bot operation motion detector halts operation prevent accidental exposure to humans
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