SL Bionics Introduces UVC LED Disinfection Device for Robots at the Korea Science and Technology Exhibition

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] SL Bionics announced on the 24th that it has developed a 1W-class high-output large-area UVC LED and module in collaboration with the Korea Robot Convergence Institute, which is conducting an intelligent autonomous disinfection robot system development project as part of the pandemic response robot ICT convergence disinfection system development project (Project Director: Dr. Oh Sang-rok of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology) under the Ministry of Science and ICT at the ‘2021 Korea Science and Technology Exhibition’ held at KINTEX in Ilsan.

The developed high-output large-area UVC LED module was verified to have 99.9% sterilization power within 1 second even at a distance of 15cm. Accordingly, it presented a solution to overcome the limitations of mercury use and the secondary damage caused by ozone, which are drawbacks of the UVC lamps used for sterilization until now.

A UVC LED module suitable for actual robot mounting and use has been developed and applied. While existing UVC LED products required irradiation for tens of seconds at a short distance (1cm), the developed product achieves 99.9% sterilization power within 1 second at a distance of 15cm, enabling rapid sterilization without having to avoid obstacles one by one, thus improving efficiency and making it suitable for use in actual disinfection robots.

Additionally, further improvements are being made to facilitate easier installation, and based on collaboration with related government departments, it is planned to significantly enhance technological completeness through on-site demonstrations at hospitals and multi-use facilities within the project period.

SL Bionics stated, “We have confirmed the potential for UVC utilization in the robotics market, and we are currently promoting the developed high-output UVC LED product for the disinfection robot development in the Singapore Smart City development project,” adding, “This development has laid the foundation for securing high-output UVC LED technology expected to be applied in various places such as water treatment facilities and large air conditioning facilities.”

They continued, “Based on our accumulated technical capabilities through participation in various national projects, we will solidify our global leading position through vertical integration of UVC products ranging from epi-wafers, chips, packages, to modules for high-output UVC LEDs.”

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