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Y
ou need to
reposition
some UV
whole-room disin-
fection robots so
that they disinfect
surfaces that are
hidden by shad-
ows or outside
their direct line of
sight. To save
time moving our
robots, we
mapped out each
of our 4 ORs to
measure the exact
spot where to
place the robot so
we could run it
the least number
of times while still
disinfecting the entire room, from one wall to the other.
After we found the right cross coordinates, we needed some kind of
marker so our housekeeping staff wouldn't have to just go by memo-
ry. We started with little smiley-face stickers on the overhead beams,
but we evolved from there by using pieces of electrical tape, each one
in the shape of an X — as in "X marks the spot" — on the ceiling.
The radius of the disinfecting UV light is 8 feet, for a total diameter
of 16 feet, and the light kills
Set a Mark for Your Germ-Zapping Robot on the Ceiling
