• Applications that disinfect both air and surfaces.
• A disinfection rate of approximately 9,000 square feet per hour, with 99% effectiveness against COVID-19.
• Full autonomous operation and safe navigation.
• Remote access to the robot for facilities managers or other users.
• Emailed reporting, automatically sent to managers, confirming appropriate dosages for assigned areas.
• Integration of screens and speakers for disinfection-related announcements.
• Easy integration with cleaning best practices and existing protocols.
Retail Business Services, the services company of leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, led the industry by piloting the robots in two of its affiliated distribution centers to support enhanced cleaning procedures during the pandemic.
Ava Robotics latest solution enables autonomous UV disinfection in workplace settings such as corporate offices and warehouses.
Retail Business Services (RBS), the services company of grocery Ahold Delhaize USA, has launched a pilot of UV disinfection robots from Ava Robotics in two of its affiliated distribution centers to aid in enhanced cleaning procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“2020 was an unprecedented year for grocery retail,” said Chris Lewis, EVP of supply chain for RBS, which has offices in Quincy, Massachusetts; Salisbury, North Carolina; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and Scarborough, Maine. “As we delivered an exponential volume of products to grocery stores and their customers to provide the nourishment families need, ensuring the safety of associates in our distribution centers has been a top priority. In addition to other robust health and safety measures, the robots have enabled us to further enhance disinfection procedures at two sites to protect o