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Andy GK
January 12, 2021 at 1:27 pm
and for schools that cant afford it, theirs a lightbulb trolley the janitor can push with a long extension cord
Victor Victor
January 12, 2021 at 1:33 pm
That light will more than likely turn students into Deranged killers .
EyesOfByes
January 12, 2021 at 1:36 pm
I can already see kids kicking it and/or trying to hack it ????
Barbara Hartlen
January 12, 2021 at 1:40 pm
This is fantastic, but the cost could bye by town or at Regional schools. How can we get this information?
arbknight12
January 12, 2021 at 1:45 pm
Oh I know!
Have light bulbs been invented yet that can switch between regular fluorescent and UV lights?
That might work!
Pan T
January 12, 2021 at 1:45 pm
Supermarkets here in Bangkok have been using something like this since the start of the pandemic.
JogBird
January 12, 2021 at 1:46 pm
cool, but why does this need to be a robot?
Anderson Rohan
January 12, 2021 at 1:47 pm
10:43 has the best ???????? ????????❤️
Dominic Barrett
January 12, 2021 at 1:57 pm
Lovely ???????? ????????❤️
Mr40BlkMan
January 12, 2021 at 2:01 pm
Ridiculously expensive. Why not focus on affordable units that even small businesses and homes can afford? (Answer: Greed…as usual)
Jungwoo Park
January 12, 2021 at 2:13 pm
UV-C is really dangerous if you’re exposed to it for a long time! it will dry out your eyes and make your skin swell
but is a very good disinfectant and also bug killer
RealityCheck
January 12, 2021 at 4:01 pm
It should be used at night time and/or when the building is being least used during the day
WINTERMUTE
January 12, 2021 at 2:27 pm
blah, you could build this for $1000, just mount a UV-C light array to a Roomba!
GeLo Langit
January 12, 2021 at 2:32 pm
is it verified that it can kill the virus?
gardengatesopen
January 12, 2021 at 5:00 pm
I had a nurse friend tell me it doesn’t kill Corona.
But, I have no proof.
Shangrilah
January 12, 2021 at 2:48 pm
Early radiation exposure for a fak e viru s nice!
Surge P
January 12, 2021 at 2:55 pm
Can you say autoimmune disease?
Surge P
January 12, 2021 at 2:57 pm
They put uv lights on a roomba and they want 40k for it.
ABC EFG
January 12, 2021 at 3:09 pm
I bought a mini UV lamp from XIAO Mi for my car.
I wondered, why not just install the UV lamp with normal ceiling light and set timer to switch on it.????
Robert Montgomery
January 12, 2021 at 3:23 pm
Dear CNET. Kids under the age of 16 are essentially immune to Covid. Now, nursing home patients are not.
Richard A.
January 12, 2021 at 7:23 pm
Either way. Schools are a petri dish so it’ll be good to have that kind of thing around.
Blender Study
January 12, 2021 at 6:18 pm
That’s exactly what we need at home and work. Thank you for the update, CNET..!!
sherri moquin
January 12, 2021 at 7:09 pm
Surprisingly I don’t see any of those robots disinfecting in my state
Harrison Bates
January 12, 2021 at 7:52 pm
Hall monitor LOL
Vlad Macovei
January 12, 2021 at 9:45 pm
Super dupe grade robots are 4 quadrilion, so this is quite reasonable. /s
Ar they pulling prices out of… thin air to make this look like an ok product. I don’t know how much a disinfectant UV lamp is but a normal CCFL light is a UV lamp coated with phosphor to convert the UV to visible light. So i guess not that expensive. And the base is a dumb vacuum cleaner robot with a bigger battery. I suspect a BOM of less than $2000. So this looks like greedy stuff.
adrian suarez
January 12, 2021 at 10:16 pm
Intimidated by a moving lamp? really? OK.????????????
Requiem
January 12, 2021 at 11:34 pm
???? it looks like an enemy straight outa splatoon ????
venom5809
January 13, 2021 at 1:12 am
Robot locks you in room and kills you with UV light, nah, that could never happen. ????