ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) – Attleboro Public Schools is deploying robots into classrooms and other high-traffic areas in school buildings to fight coronavirus germs. The district purchased 10 ADIBOT Disinfecting Systems, made by UBTECH Robotics, using federal COVID dollars for its nine schools. The brand new Attleboro High School will get two of the machines. “It uses
The Christina School District is now the first district in the nation to introduce the ADIBOT, an ultraviolet-light-based disinfection robot, in its schools. The district used a donation from the Friends of Christina School District to purchase seven robots to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The robots were tested in a two-week pilot
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — It looks like a cross between R2D2 and a bug zapper and really that’s what it is. A robot which zaps the coronavirus with UVC light. For the Prince George’s County School system it’s the solution to a problem; how to disinfect rooms without exposing cleaning staff to harmful chemicals.
Manassas City Public Schools have been using the Adibot since August, and on Thursday, Prince George’s Co. Public Schools started using the devices as well. The Adibot uses ultraviolet light to kill viruses and bacteria. “We were trying to figure out what hospitals use to sanitize their operating rooms,” said Andy Hawkins, Executive Director of
MANASSAS, Va. (WWBT) – For the past 19 months school systems across the commonwealth have been throwing everything, but the kitchen sink at the COVID-19 pandemic. But where vaccinations, disinfections, and social distancing efforts have come up short, the Manassas City Public School system is relying on artificial intelligence to help make sure classrooms are
When the custodial team at Bayard and Bancroft middle schools in Wilmington clean and disinfect the classrooms at night, they have new robotic companions. ADIBOT, a UV-C light-emitting remote control robot, spends about three minutes alone in each classroom after a manual cleaning, blasting its disinfecting rays onto every surface. The result is a next-level, chemical-free clean that destroys