Robot model
Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot
An autonomous mobile robot equipped with UV-C light that disinfects surfaces and air in hospitals, cleanrooms, and public spaces.
- Manufacturer
- UVD Robots
- Form factor
- service
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
- Website
- uvd-robots.com ↗
Overview
An autonomous mobile robot equipped with UV-C light that disinfects surfaces and air in hospitals, cleanrooms, and public spaces. The third-generation model (Model C) features a smaller footprint for narrow environments while maintaining full disinfection strength. Can disinfect a standard patient room in as little as 10 minutes.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 4 sources, view all
Key facts
Product
Category
Use case
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
Chinese hospitals ordered more than 2,000 UVD robots during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EU Commission purchased 200 UVD robots for deployment across European hospitals to fight COVID-19.
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot at Odenseoperational
UVD disinfection robots deployed at European hospitals for autonomous room disinfection.
Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot on the deployment map
Where Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
UVD Robots Presentation Video
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedJan 1, 2025
Not announced
- Deployment recordedDec 7, 2020
at European Union (multi-country)
- Deployment recordedFeb 1, 2020
at Wuhan, China
Safety record
No incidents on record for Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (4)
- https://www.uvd-robots.com/
- https://www.uvd-robots.com/solution/
- Third generation of UV-C disinfection robot available from UVD Robots · https://www.therobotreport.com/third-generation-uv-c-disinfection-robot-available-uvd-robots/
- About UVD Robots · https://uvd.blue-ocean-robotics.com/about
Common questions
- What is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot?
- An autonomous mobile robot equipped with UV-C light that disinfects surfaces and air in hospitals, cleanrooms, and public spaces. The third-generation model (Model C) features a smaller footprint for narrow environments while maintaining full disinfection strength. Can disinfect a standard patient room in as little as 10 minutes.
- How much does Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot cost?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot from UVD Robots. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot is made by UVD Robots, based in Odense, Denmark, founded in 2016.
- Where is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot deployed?
- 3 verified deployments of Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Wuhan, China, European Union (multi-country), Odense.
- Can you buy Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable service robots to Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot include Tally, Lio, Locus Origin, RUN.
- How does Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot compare to Tally?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot and Tally (Simbe Robotics · 13 deployments) are both service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot a top service?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot ranks in roughly the top 31% of service models tracked by the registry.
- What is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot's maturity stage?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot safe?
- Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: service
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot.Recent coverage
Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/uvd-disinfection-robot.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/23baba71-421a-4807-9b8a-3a955d499f47
- Revision history: /models/uvd-disinfection-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot draws attention at the 14th percentile but verifies reality at the 88th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -74, 26th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026