Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV light bulbs that could kill the coronavirus in warehouses [View all]

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Amazon has built robot that is designed to kill the novel coronavirus with ultraviolet light. From a report:

The robot looks a little like a hotel luggage cart, with a tall metal frame attached to a rectangular wheeled bottom. One side of the frame is outfitted with at least 10 ultraviolet tube lights.

In a video shared with CBS News' "60 Minutes," the robot rolls down the freezer aisle of a Whole Foods store, aiming UV light at the freezer doors. The robot could be used in warehouses and at Whole Foods stores to kill the virus on surfaces such as food, packaging, and door handles.

Amazon spokeswoman Kristen Kish said the company's robotics group has been designing and testing the UV robot.

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