# Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot at Wuhan, China: deployment

Canonical ID: `d56fafcc-7d40-4422-8932-5b58345bbc88`

Chinese hospitals ordered more than 2,000 UVD robots during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robots were deployed first in Wuhan and then across other Chinese hospitals.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** 2000+ units
- **Operator:** Chinese hospitals

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-14_

- **Slug:** uvd-disinfection-robot-china-hospitals-2020
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot](/models/uvd-disinfection-robot.md) (id: `23baba71-421a-4807-9b8a-3a955d499f47`)
- **Company:** [UVD Robots](/companies/uvd-robots.md) (id: `6c1f98e4-2a3b-498d-bdf8-27fa6dc5115c`)
- **Location:** [Wuhan, China](/locations/china/wuhan-china.md) (id: `a5a0cdca-2b74-4bae-be1c-454ddeaa41d5`)
- **First seen:** 2020-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Robots help to fight coronavirus worldwide** · https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robots-help-to-fight-corona-virus-sars-cov-2-worldwide · 2020-03-01

## Common questions

### What is the Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot deployment at Wuhan, China?

Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot, built by UVD Robots, is recorded as a deployment at Wuhan, China on the DEPLOY registry. UVD Robots operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot at Wuhan, China?

UVD Robots, the manufacturer of Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot deployment at Wuhan, China go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot deployment at Wuhan, China?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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