French Company Shark Robotics has developed a new Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) robot called Rhyno, specially designed to perform decontamination operations and that can be used to fight against Coronavirus. The Rhino UGV is able to clean a surface up to 20,000 m² in 3 hours.

The new Rhyno UGV robot is able to clean a surface up to 20,000 m² in 3 hours. (Picture source Shark Robotics)

To fight against Coronavirus COVID-19 , and after several weeks of work, Shark Robotics presents its first prototype of the Rhyno Protect sanitizing unmanned ground vehicle, which can disinfect up to 20,000 m2 of surface area in 3 hours in complete safety thanks to remote control.

The SANITIZING RHYNO PROTECT is a small and modular robot with several options: sanitizing surfaces, air purification, transportation of weakened people or material, fire extinction… Its functionalities and dimensions have been specifically designed for confined spaces such as hospitals, subways or airports.

The Rhyno UGV is a modular tracked robot that can be fitted with different types of payload up to 200 kg. The modules can be changed by a single operator without tools in less than 30 seconds.

Under remote control, it can move based on tracked chassis and use small arms to clean areas of the walls as well as control panels and the surfaces of equipment.

The Rhyno UGV is operated either by manual control or by autonomous control in conjunction with a control panel, by which the human operator can monitor and control Rhyno performing cleanup tasks while staying in a safe area.