Can Disinfection Robots Reduce the Risk of Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Health Care and Educational Settings?
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Cresswell, Kathrin; Sheikh, Aziz
- Source
- Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 22, Iss 9, p e20896 (2020)
- Subject
- Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1438-8871
We explore the opportunities and challenges surrounding the use of disinfection robots to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in health care and educational settings. Although there is some potential for deploying robots to help with manual cleaning, the evidence base is mixed, and we highlight that there needs to be work to establish and enhance the effectiveness of these robots in inactivating the virus.