Pittsburgh International Airport is looking to the region\u2019s\nvibrant tech community to help incorporate a new disinfecting strategy using\nultraviolet light \u2013 on robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This partnership with Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Robotics is\nthe first step of an airport-wide strategy to deploy technology solutions and\nmulti-layered cleaning processes to enhance the health and safety of the\ntraveling public. The technology is designed to kill microbes in high-traffic\nareas, increasing cleanliness and helping to restore confidence in traveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PIT is the only airport in the United States with these\nspecially equipped floor-cleaning machines, and airport officials look to\nincorporate UV disinfecting technology in additional ways, including the\nsterilizations of handrails on escalators and moving walkways, elevator buttons\nand other high-touch areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appreciate the ongoing partnership with Carnegie\nRobotics, one of the great organizations which calls our region home,\u201d said\nAllegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. \u201cThe Airport Authority is always at\nthe forefront of technologies and, in this case, is using these Carnegie\nRobotics innovations to protect passengers and staff and enhance the travelers\u2019\nexperience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pandemic\u2019s impact on the aviation industry has been\ndramatic, with passenger traffic falling more than 90 percent as social\ndistancing and stay-at-home orders remain in effect. As part of the solution,\nPIT hopes to speed the industry\u2019s rebound through technology solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe health and safety of airport staff and the traveling\npublic are always the top priorities,\u201d said Pittsburgh International Airport\nCEO Christina Cassotis. \u201cWe know that restoring confidence in travel is going\nto be key to the industry recovery. That\u2019s why we\u2019re partnering with\nworld-leading Pittsburgh technology companies to help develop solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developed in conjunction with Pittsburgh firm Carnegie\nRobotics, Nilfisk\u2019s Liberty SC50 Autonomous Scrubber\/Dryer is a\ncommercial-grade, fully autonomous, robotic floor-cleaning machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What makes the airport\u2019s system unique is the integration of\na UVC fixture that emits intense ultraviolet rays on the floor, sanitizing the\nsurface after the scrubber has cleaned it. Hospitals and laboratories have used\nultraviolet light as a disinfectant for years, and now Pittsburgh International\nAirport and Carnegie Robotics are testing that technology to safely treat\npublic spaces in the U.S. airport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCarnegie Robotics is thrilled to work with the Allegheny\nCounty Airport Authority to rapidly test and develop this technology, which was\ndesigned to combat healthcare associated infections (HAIs) such as C. Diff.,\nMRSA and other resistant pathogens in medical facilities,\u201d said Daniel Beaven,\nCarnegie Robotics CFO. \u201cI can\u2019t overstate the importance of a motivated and\ncompetent user-partner to rapidly develop new technology. The Airport Authority\nhas repeatedly demonstrated leadership in this way and we could not be more\npleased to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The airport is currently testing the autonomous scrubbers\nwith Carnegie Robotics in the terminals, and officials expect them to be\ndeployed soon as part of the airport\u2019s daily cleaning routines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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