Amidst the panic across the world over the rapid spreading of pandemic Covid 19 disease, IIT and AIIMS alumni have invented a device named Airlens Minus Corona (-Corona) to counter the robust spreading of coronavirus.

As the deadly virus has  infected about 2.3 lakh people worldwide and claimed over 9,357 lives, the scientists have come out with a technology.

According to the scientists, the device will fight the coronavirus with corona discharge.

Robo Sapien — human like machine — will operate on the mechanism of charged or ionised water droplets which is ionised using the corona discharge. The ionised water in return oxidises the viral protein reducing it to a non-harmful molecule.

Dr Sashi Ranjan, Co-Founder of PerSapien Innovations said, "Diving deeper into the scientific research I did at NUS, Singapore, I realised that oxidation is one of the most potent antimicrobial tools which can sterilize the entire city. Our technology uses an optimal combination of electric energy and water atomisation techniques to induce a charge on water droplets while creating the most potent oxidative entities, Hydroxyl radicals that can oxidize and kill the coronavirus."

The "Robo-Sapien" machine will travel on the streets especially targeting the public gathering places like hospitals, bus stops, railway stations, shopping malls, etc. to sterilize the city from the spreading of the virus.

Debayan Saha, Co-Founder of PerSapien said, "Alcohols (like ethanol or IPA) are known to inactivate viruses by denaturing their protein coat. But the alcohol-based hand sanitizer is useful for individuals or for sanitizing surfaces at a smaller scale (home, offices, etc.) in the fight against Coronavirus. However, this is insufficient in such an emergency as it is impractical to use alcohol for sanitizing cities."

"Thus, to combat the virus at a global scale/ national level, the entire city needs to be sanitized for which Airlens Minus Corona (-Corona) has been created," he added further