Covid-19 News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Covid-19 News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Shanghai University develops throat swab robot for rapid sampling https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19/shanghai-university-develops-throat-swab-robot-for-rapid-sampling.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:19:55 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14971 Researchers at Shanghai University have developed a robot that can reportedly secure a nucleic acid sample via a throat swab in 22 seconds. The machine has been designed to use [...]

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]]> Ubtech showcases new autonomous UV-C robot https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/healthcare/ubtech-showcases-new-autonomous-uv-c-robot.html Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:04:34 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=12511 Humanoid robot manufacturer Ubtech has announced the market availability of its new autonomous UV-C disinfection robotics solution at CES 2022 in Las Vegas.  According to Ubtech, Adibot-A combines proven UV-C [...]

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]]> UVD Robots introduced into German supermarkets https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19/uvd-robots-introduced-into-german-supermarkets.html Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:56:34 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=11584 UVD Robots, Danish supplier of autonomous UV disinfection robots, has partnered with OCC Commercial Consulting, to offer hospital-grade disinfection solutions for supermarkets. Following the second order of 100 more robots [...]

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]]> Drone delivery start-up distributing medical supplies raises US$250m https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19/drone-delivery-start-up-distributing-medical-supplies-raises-us250m.html Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:37:44 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=10065 Rwanda-based logistics firm Zipline has raised US$250m (£180.5m) to further develop its drone delivery service, which distributes medical supplies and Covid-19 vaccines. This latest funding will help the start-up to [...]

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]]> Funding boost for smart sensor helping businesses maintain social distancing https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/funding/funding-boost-for-smart-sensor-helping-businesses-maintain-social-distancing.html Thu, 20 May 2021 11:15:29 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=9563 Machine learning company PointGrab has secured £3.4m of investment to accelerate the roll out of its workplace social distancing system. The smart sensors manufactured has developed a platform designed to [...]

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]]> AI predicts ICU Covid-19 patients’ daily trajectory, study finds https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19/ai-predicts-icu-covid-19-patients-daily-trajectory-study-finds.html Mon, 17 May 2021 10:08:45 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=9494 Researchers at Imperial College London have used AI to predict the trajectory of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs). According to the study, machine learning tools can identify which [...]

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]]> Youibot Robotics launches 5G disinfecting UVC robot https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/cleaning-sanitation/youibot-robotics-launches-5g-disinfecting-uvc-robot.html Thu, 13 May 2021 12:20:37 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=9384 Chinese autonomous mobile robot (AMR) start-up Youibot has launched its next generation of 5G connected disinfection robots, to help in the fight against Covid-19. The company has integrated China Unicom’s [...]

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]]> Retailers fast-tracking robotic automation technologies in wake of Covid-19, survey finds https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/covid-19/retailers-fast-tracking-robotic-automation-technologies-in-wake-of-covid-19-survey-finds.html Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:52:37 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=8932 The retail industry is looking to adopt new robotic technology faster than expected due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with widespread adoption expected in a few years, according to a survey [...]

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]]> NHS drone delivery service launched in Scotland https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/unmanned-systems/nhs-drone-delivery-service-launched-in-scotland.html Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:26:32 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=8628 Argyll & Bute Health & Social Care Partnership has partnered with British air mobility company Skyports to use drones to carry Covid-19 test samples between medical facilities. Following a proof-of-concept [...]

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