MIT设计了一款消毒机器人，可以在30分钟内对仓库地板进行消毒_风闻

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MIT-designed robot can disinfect a warehouse floor in 30 minutes -- and could one day be employed in grocery stores and schools

Sat July 04, 2020

由麻省理工学院设计的机器人可以在30分钟内对仓库地板进行消毒，而且未来还可以在杂货店和学校使用

2020年7月4日星期六

(CNN) MIT has designed a robot that is capable of disinfecting the floor of a 4,000-square foot warehouse in only half an hour, and it could one day be used to clean your local grocery store or school.

(CNN)麻省理工学院已经设计出一种机器人，它可以在半小时内对4000平方英尺的仓库进行地面消毒，而且未来某一天它可以用来清洁当地的杂货店或学校。

The university’’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) worked with Ava Robotics -- a company that focuses on creating telepresence robots -- and the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) to develop a robot that uses a custom UV-C light to disinfect surfaces and neutralize aerosolized forms of the coronavirus.

该大学的计算机科学和人工智能实验室(CSAIL)与专注于制造人工智能机器人的Ava Robotics公司以及大波士顿食品银行(GBFB)合作开发了一种机器人，它使用定制的UV-C光对表面进行消毒，中和雾化新冠病毒。

 

Development on this project began in early April, and one of the researchers said that it came in direct response to the pandemic. The results have been encouraging enough that the researchers say that autonomous UV disinfection could be done in other environments such as supermarkets, factories and restaurants.

该项目的开发始于4月初，其中一名研究人员表示，该项目是直接针对这次疫情的。研究结果令人鼓舞，研究人员表示，自主紫外线消毒也可以在超市、工厂和餐馆等其他环境中进行。

Covid-19 mainly spreads via airborne transmission, and it is capable of remaining on surfaces for several days. With states across the US reporting a surge in cases and no concrete timetable for a possible vaccine, there is currently no near-term end to the pandemic. That leaves schools and supermarkets looking for solutions to effectively disinfect areas.

新冠病毒主要通过空气传播，可在表面停留数天。由于美国各州报告病例激增，而且疫苗研制没有具体完成时间表，目前这种流行病不会在短期内结束。这就迫使学校和超市寻找更有效区域消毒方法。

 

While household cleaning solutions are able to reduce the spread of the virus, an autonomous robot capable of quickly and efficiently cleaning large areas such as warehouses or grocery stores could prove to be essential. The researchers used the base of one of Ava Robotics’’ mobile robots and modified it with a custom UV-C light fixture.

虽然家庭清洁的解决方案能够减少病毒的传播，但一种能够快速有效地清洁仓库或杂货店等大面积区域的自主机器人可能是必不可少的。研究人员使用了Ava Robotics公司的一个移动机器人的底座，并用定制的UV-C灯具对其进行了改造。

UV-C light has proven effective at killing bacteria and viruses on surfaces, the researchers said. However, it is harmful to humans. The robot was built to be autonomous without the need for any direct supervision or interaction.

研究人员说，紫外线- c光已被证实能有效杀死表面上的细菌和病毒。然而，它对人是有害。因此该机器人被设计成自动的，不需要任何人直接的接触或者交互模式。

The team tele-operated the robot to teach it to navigate around the warehouse by setting up predefined waypoints, and the team said that it is currently exploring how to use the robot’’s onboard sensors to adapt to changes in the environment.

该团队通过远程操作机器人，通过设置预先定义的导航路径来教会它在仓库中自主移动。该团队表示，目前正在探索如何使机器人自带的传感器来适应环境的变化。

The goal is for the robot to become capable of adapting to our world to dynamically change its plan based on estimated UV-C dosages.

其目标是让机器人能够适应我们的世界，根据预估的UV-C剂量动态改变工作计划。

The UV-C array affixed to the top of the mobile robot emits a short-wavelength ultraviolet light that kills microorganisms and disrupts their DNA in a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, the researchers said. This process is typically used in hospital or medical settings to sterilize rooms and stop the spread of microorganisms.

研究人员说，安装在移动机器人顶部的UV-C阵列会发出短波长的紫外线，通过紫外线照射杀死微生物并破坏它们的DNA。这一过程通常用于医院或医疗设施，以消毒房间和阻止微生物的传播。

While the team is currently focused on a single robot that is deployed at the food bank, the team said that they are exploring what “multi-robot solutions may look like in the future.”

虽然该团队目前专注于部署的在粮食银行单一机器人，但该团队表示，他们正在探索“未来多样化机器人解决方案”。