Hyderabad, Fe 26 : Mahindra University has launched an Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) Disinfecting Robot, MUDRA (Mahindra Universite UV Desinfectant Robot Autonome),  designed to disinfect Rooms, Labs, Offices, Shop floors, and various other spaces using Ultraviolet-C (UVC) rays.

MUDRA, an indigenously designed, developed in-house and funded disinfecting robot, that helps in the sanitization of surfaces thereby, ensuring that closed spaces remain infection free,” said Dr Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University in a release, here on Thursday.

MUDRA can make on-demand and pre-planned disinfections without any human intervention.

The height of the robot is such that it can disinfect most of the surfaces exposed to humans during work.

UVC radiation is a known disinfectant for air, water, and non-porous surfaces.

According to the US FDA, UVC radiation has been shown to destroy the outer protein coating of the SARS viruses.

We also ensured that the mechanics design element focused on ensuring coverage of all parts of the closed spaces that could potentially be touched or infected by people, said Dr Deep Seth, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University and the faculty actively involved in this development.

MUDRA has been specially designed to navigate autonomously on the floor without needing any extra infrastructure.

It moves from room to room on a floor automatically without any human intervention and in addition, it has the capability to operate elevators and move from one floor to another using Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity.

MUDRA is completely safe and non-hazardous to humans as it automatically switches off its UVC function whenever it detects human presence, the University added.(UNI)