ROBOTICS
“ In the clinical trials we ’ ve done , cleaning a square space of 200 metres took 20 hours with manual repositioning . The robot takes three minutes ”
ECOLAB GLOBAL SPECIALIST IN HYGIENE AND INFECTION PREVENTION that light around manually . In the clinical trials we ’ ve done , cleaning a square space of 200 metres took 20 hours with manual repositioning . The robot takes three minutes , because once you ' ve mapped the room and opened the door for it , it does the same thing every time - you can close the door and leave it . That ’ s a massive time saving ."
The robots are already in use at a hospital in the Welsh town of Wrexham , which earlier this year had the highest rate of COVID-19 in Wales , leading to the suspension of elective surgeries . This has been happening across the UK due to the high numbers of patients admitted with severe cases of the virus , and as a result waiting times for surgeries have skyrocketed .
It is a pattern that is repeated worldwide , with an estimated 28 million operations cancelled as a result of the pandemic , creating a backlog which researchers say will take nearly a year to clear . healthcareglobal . com 71