28 Comments

1. 

   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

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2. 

   Victor Victor

   January 12, 2021 at 1:33 pm

   That light will more than likely turn students into Deranged killers .

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3. 

   EyesOfByes

   January 12, 2021 at 1:36 pm

   I can already see kids kicking it and/or trying to hack it 😏

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4. 

   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?

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5. 

   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!

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6. 

   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.

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7. 

   JogBird

   January 12, 2021 at 1:46 pm

   cool, but why does this need to be a robot?

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8. 

   Anderson Rohan

   January 12, 2021 at 1:47 pm

   10:43 has the best 😍💋 💝💖❤️

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9. 

   Dominic Barrett

   January 12, 2021 at 1:57 pm

   Lovely 😍💋 💝💖❤️

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10. 

    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)

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11. 

    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

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      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

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12. 

    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!

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13. 

    GeLo Langit

    January 12, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    is it verified that it can kill the virus?

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      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.

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14. 

    Shangrilah

    January 12, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    Early radiation exposure for a fak e viru s nice!

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15. 

    Surge P

    January 12, 2021 at 2:55 pm

    Can you say autoimmune disease?

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16. 

    Surge P

    January 12, 2021 at 2:57 pm

    They put uv lights on a roomba and they want 40k for it.

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17. 

    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.🤔

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18. 

    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.

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      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.

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19. 

    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..!!

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20. 

    sherri moquin

    January 12, 2021 at 7:09 pm

    Surprisingly I don’t see any of those robots disinfecting in my state

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21. 

    Harrison Bates

    January 12, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    Hall monitor LOL

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22. 

    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.

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23. 

    adrian suarez

    January 12, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    Intimidated by a moving lamp? really? OK.😭😭😭

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24. 

    Requiem

    January 12, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    😂 it looks like an enemy straight outa splatoon 😆

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25. 

    venom5809

    January 13, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Robot locks you in room and kills you with UV light, nah, that could never happen. 😒

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