Akara Violet Robotic Infection Control System

Project Information

AVRICS

Grant agreement ID: 190106381

DOI

10.3030/190106381

Project closed

EC signature date 4 April 2022

Start date 1 April 2022

End date 30 April 2025

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost

€ 3 500 983,75

EU contribution

€ 2 450 688,63

Coordinated by

AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED
Ireland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

D2.9 Scientific research paper demonstrating efficacy at reducing bioburden in clinical setting.

Scientific research paper demonstrating efficacy at reducing bioburden in clinical setting.

D3.11 Formulation of 5 year strategic plan

Formulation of 5 year strategic plan.

Publications

Conference proceedings (2)

Care professionals' experience of deploying an original non-autonomous air-purification robot in residential care homes in Ireland and Japan

Author(s): Naonori Kodate, Kazuko Obayashi, Yurie Maeda, Wenwei Yu, Diarmuid O'Shea, Nobuhiro Sakata, Sayuri Suwa, Shigeru Masuyama
Published in: 2023 5th International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA), 2023
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/HORA58378.2023.10156802

Ethical Assessment of a Hospital Disinfection Robot

Author(s): Conor McGinn, Robert Scott, Niamh Donnelly, Michael F. Cullinan, Alan Winfield, Pat Treusch
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160903

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Numerical model of the irradiance field surrounding a UV disinfection robot

Author(s): Ludovic De Matteis, Michael F Cullinan, Conor McGinn
Published in: Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, Issue 8, 2022, ISSN 2057-1976
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/AC7E6E

Rapid disinfection of radiology treatment rooms using an autonomous ultraviolet germicidal irradiation robot

Author(s): Conor McGinn, Robert Scott, Cornelia Ryan, Niamh Donnelly, Michael F. Cullinan, Michael Beckett
Published in: American Journal of Infection Control, Issue 50, 2022, ISSN 0196-6553
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.AJIC.2021.11.022

Hospital surface disinfection using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology: A review

Author(s): Robert Scott, Lovleen Tina Joshi, Conor McGinn
Published in: Healthcare Technology Letters, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2053-3713
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/HTL2.12032

Development and Demonstration of a Wireless Ultraviolet Sensing Network for Dose Monitoring and Operator Safety in Room Disinfection Applications

Author(s): Michael F. Cullinan, Robert Scott, Joe Linogao, Hannah Bradwell, Leonie Cooper and Conor McGinn
Published in: Sensors, 2023, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/s23052493

Book chapters (1)

Development and usability testing of an air disinfection robot to reduce air clearance times following aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs)

Author(s): Conor McGinn, Robert Scott, Joe Linogao, Kim Roberts, Michael F. Cullinan, Hannah Bradwell, Leonie Cooper, Joanne Taylor, L. Tina Joshi
Published in: Accelerating Strategic Changes for Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Industry, 2023
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15299-3.00014-2

Intellectual Property Rights

Trademark (2)

AKARA

Application/Publication number: US 97119455
Date: 2024-04-02
Applicant(s): AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED

AKARA

Application/Publication number: EU 2021/01174
Date: 2021-05-13
Applicant(s): AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED

Patent (2)

REMOTELY OR AUTONOMOUSLY OPERABLE DISINFECTION APPARATUS

Application/Publication number: 20 21056732
Date: 2021-03-16
Applicant(s): AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED

IMPROVED REMOTELY OR AUTONOMOUSLY OPERABLE AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEM

Application/Publication number: 20 23066707
Date: 2023-06-20
Applicant(s): AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED