From essential supply deliveries to disinfecting public areas, drones are being deployed in innovative ways to minimize the human risk of infection while trying to contain the Coronavirus.
Drones for agricultural pesticide spray evolved into sanitization drones used to disinfect public areas with an added benefit of no human interaction due to the contagiousness of the Coronavirus and also able to reach higher areas than humans easily.
DJI Drones
The DJI MG-1 drone is fitted with a liquid tank that can hold up to 10kg of liquid disinfectant and comes with four interchangeable nozzles for a more targeted disinfection in areas difficult to reach.
Website: https://www.dji.com
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics mobile robots helps reduce the risk and exposure of frontline healthcare workers to the COVID-19 virus. Their robots can act as a mobile telemedicine platform, allowing healthcare providers to remotely attend to patients.
Website: https://www.bostondynamics.com
Garuda Aerospace
Garuda Aerospace launched an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sanitization based drone that can be fitted with disinfectant for automated spraying of public places.
Website: https://www.garudaaerospace.com
Zipline Drones
Zipline Drones enables faster deliveries of personal protective equipment, medicines and access to healthcare in general, especially for high-risk individuals. The drones also has an advantage in deliveries to remote areas where road transport is a challenge.
Website: https://flyzipline.com
Mitra Robots
Mitra Robots are AI enabled to perform dynamic interactions with humans like recognizing guests at events with facial recognition and engaging them in conversations.
The robots can also be used for patient screening and UV disinfection so healthcare workers aren’t easily exposed to the Coronavirus.
Website: https://mitrarobot.com
Keenon Robotics
Keenon Robots are capable of moving medical supplies, delivering meals to doctors and patients, and other emergency tasks to prevent cross-infection and reduce the workload of medical staff.
Website: http://www.keenonrobot.com
Zora Bots
Zora Bots human-size robots are programmed to perform temperature screening, take readings of vitals, deliver video messages and detect people not wearing masks then instruct them to wear it properly.
The robots are currently used in some of Rwanda’s COVID-19 treatment centres and airports.
Website: https://www.zorarobotics.be
https://www.afro.who.int/news/robots-use-rwanda-fight-against-covid-19
Tally by Simbe Robotics
Tally is an advanced autonomous inventory robot that provides retailers with real-time insights into their inventory and operations to ensure products are always stocked, in the right place and correctly priced. This reduces the risk of Covid-19 infection to inventory workers.
The inventory robot initially creates a map of the store and every product on shelves. Then, it continually monitors that map to track product changes over time.
Website: https://www.simberobotics.com
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