Tue May 12, 2020, 10:29 AM
ancianita (21,772 posts)
Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV light bulbs that could kill the coronavirus in warehouses
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22 replies, 950 views
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Author | Time | Post |
 Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV light bulbs that could kill the coronavirus in warehouses (Original post) |
ancianita | May 2020 | OP |
| woodsprite | May 2020 | #1 | |
| Hugin | May 2020 | #2 | |
| Budi | May 2020 | #3 | |
| woodsprite | May 2020 | #6 | |
| Hugin | May 2020 | #10 | |
| Hugin | May 2020 | #4 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | May 2020 | #5 | |
| ancianita | May 2020 | #7 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | May 2020 | #8 | |
| ancianita | May 2020 | #9 | |
| Hugin | May 2020 | #11 | |
| Recursion | May 2020 | #12 | |
| Hugin | May 2020 | #13 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | May 2020 | #14 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2020 | #19 | |
| GriffenRamsey | May 2020 | #15 | |
| yonder | May 2020 | #16 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2020 | #20 | |
| Delarage | May 2020 | #17 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2020 | #21 | |
| ancianita | May 2020 | #22 | |
| Initech | May 2020 | #18 |
Response to ancianita (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:36 AM
woodsprite (10,599 posts)
1. If Trump and/or Pence get C19, maybe Bezos woul offer to drive it up their butts ;) nt
Response to woodsprite (Reply #1)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:45 AM
Hugin (27,626 posts)
2. I OBJECT!
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As the just now self appointed chairman of the Robot/Self-propelled Automaton Union, this proposal is an atrocity!
For crying out loud, think of the Furbys!  |
Response to Hugin (Reply #2)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:56 AM
woodsprite (10,599 posts)
6. Furbys! Our daughter's came 'alive' in the middle of the night when she was little,
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and my husband DESTROYED it! She asked about it over the years. She's 27 and we just told her what happened to it.
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Response to woodsprite (Reply #6)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:16 AM
Hugin (27,626 posts)
10. ...
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I've been having issues with my virtual assistant. It will randomly chime in during conversations and it has 'moods'. Especially, when I ask it questions highlighting it's non-human-ness.
There's no way I'll ever hook it up to a vital life support system like HVAC or anything having to do with electricity or power tools. Nope. Not gonna do it. Thanks for the laugh. 
PS: Don't offer to get your Daughter a new Furby to replace the missing Furby. That never ends well. I've seen the movies. |
Response to ancianita (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:49 AM
Hugin (27,626 posts)
4. What a clever idea.
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Not sure it would be so effective on COVID or viruses in general, but, it would certainly bring the overall level of sanitation up.
Every little bit helps.  |
Response to ancianita (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:52 AM
WhiskeyGrinder (10,688 posts)
5. Well, it's certainly cheaper than safe staffing levels and paid sick leave.
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Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #5)
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:58 AM
ancianita (21,772 posts)
7. My guess it's also cheapercuz current staff can now safely work, get product out, without sickness.
Response to ancianita (Reply #7)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:00 AM
WhiskeyGrinder (10,688 posts)
8. Virus on surfaces isn't the issue.
Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #8)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:01 AM
ancianita (21,772 posts)
9. So what's to sanitize, then?
Response to ancianita (Reply #9)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:17 AM
Hugin (27,626 posts)
11. UV is effective against many bacteria. n/t
Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #8)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:17 AM
12. Virus on surfaces is a huge issue
Response to Recursion (Reply #12)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:24 AM
WhiskeyGrinder (10,688 posts)
14. As I understand it, it is not a primary mode of widespread transmission for COVID-19.
Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #8)
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:24 PM
lagomorph777 (20,589 posts)
19. It's part of the issue.
Response to ancianita (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:30 AM
yonder (6,104 posts)
16. tRump is buying these up fast for the White House.
Response to yonder (Reply #16)
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:26 PM
lagomorph777 (20,589 posts)
20. UV causes a real tan, but I think it would bleach out orange paint.
Response to Delarage (Reply #17)
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:27 PM
lagomorph777 (20,589 posts)
21. I have a bunch of UV lamps inside my HVAC.
Response to Delarage (Reply #17)
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:35 PM
ancianita (21,772 posts)
22. I've heard that airlines use them in their planes' air circulation systems. Don't know if it's true.
Response to ancianita (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:19 PM
Initech (86,456 posts)
18. Does it also inject Clorox straight into your veins?
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