Robot Helps Disinfect Rooms at Rose Medical Center in Denver

Posted on August 30, 2013

A robot is helping to disinfect hospital rooms at the Rose Medical Center in Denver. The four wheeled robot from Xenex blasts the rooms with UV light to destroy microorganisms that can cause hospital acquired infections.

Xenex says its robotic device uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV-C) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than sunlight to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi and even bacterial spores. It certainly seems like a clever way to help clean rooms after each patient. Take a look:

TECH