KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 -- UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics was selected by the European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (EU Commission) to supply 200 of its autonomous disinfecting robots to European Union hospitals fighting the Coronavirus.
UVD Robots’ tender ranked first in the EU Commission’s review of disinfecting robots evaluating technical excellence and maturity of technology, quality of approach in deployment, response time in technical support and maintenance, and overall value.
UVD Robots are now being deployed in the first 10+ EU countries with more to follow.
“With EU funds, the European Commission is buying 200 disinfection robots, which will be delivered to hospitals across Europe to help disinfectpatient rooms. We do all we can to support hospitals and patients in these difficult times. And more will follow,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, in a statement.
“With this order, we are going even further to help protect healthcare staff, patients and relatives at hospitals at a critical moment,” said UVD Robots’ parent company, Blue Ocean Robotics Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Claus Risager.
Meanwhile, UVD Robots CEO, Per Juul Nielsen said: “We are thrilled that our UVD Robots were selected by the EU Commission, which we believe to be the largest order of service robots of its kind.”
The UVD Robot disinfects against viruses and bacteria on surfaces and in the air, reducing disease transmission by killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria and microorganisms within approximately 10 minutes in a patient room.
UVD Robots is a unique brand of one of the world's leading groups in the development of professional service robots, Blue Ocean Robotics, that also includes the brands GoBe Robots and PTR Robots.
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