Dean Conte, one of the researchers developing the robot, said it was built by eight students at Virginia Tech, where Furukawa taught robotics prior to becoming a professor at UVA.

Researchers test drive new virus-killing robot prototype at Daily Planet Health Services

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A four-wheel robot’s mechanical arm hovered an ultraviolet light over the surface of a chair in an office at the Daily Planet Health Services this past weekend.

Dean Conte, one of the researchers developing the robot, said it was built by eight students at Virginia Tech, where Furukawa taught robotics prior to becoming a professor at UVA.

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