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Robot to fight virus at Twin Lakes Elementary
Robots will soon be joining students at Gallup-McKinley County schools in the district’s battle against COVID-19, the common cold, and the flu in the classroom.
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in 2020, GMCS tried many strategies to keep its schools as healthy as possible. Cleaning vents and disinfecting surfaces were some of the methods used.
But in November, the district found a different solution: robots.
That’s when GMCS reached out to UVD Robots, a company that builds infection protection robots that use UV-C light to deactivate bacteria and viruses. UVD Robots is a Danish company that has its U.S. headquarters in...