Shiralie Chaturvedi
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Tamil Nadu saw an interesting invention recently, when a robot that was modelled after the highly contagious coronavirus was deployed in a containment zone in Chennai to sanitise the area.
Yes, you read all of this correctly.
The designer of the robot, Gowtham, said that this robot is just a prototype, and currently they are trying to build better ones.
Tamil Nadu: Coronavirus shaped robots were deployed in a containment zone in Chennai to sanitize the area. Gowtham, designer of the robots says, "It can store around 30 litres of disinfectant. This is a prototype, we are building better ones". (20.05.2020) pic.twitter.com/BeZdx3HZgg
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020
However, with this invention it is clear that a lot of people are going to depending on developing technology that minimises human interaction and proximity, especially as the country battles through a surge of rising Covid 19 cases. We hope that these inventions are able to help ease the process of sanitisation, especially in containment zones and hot spots.
