Sherpa Mobile Robotics, established in 2019 and based in Haguenau, France, specializes in the development of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for intralogistics automation. The company offers a range of AMRs designed for tasks such as goods transportation, pallet handling, and disinfection, serving industries including manufacturing, warehousing, and healthcare. Sherpa's robots are known for their flexibility, collaborative capabilities, and ease of integration, contributing to increased productivity and safety in various operational environments.
In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, many companies with large facilities are looking for an effective disinfection solution to protect and reassure their employees. Most devices available for disinfection by fumigation are static and are used to treat each typical surface in turn, requiring the intervention of an operator who must be protected.
They also involve wet spraying, which could potentially cause damage, thus limiting their area of application. In order to provide a solution for these problems, Sherpa Mobile Robotics (SMR), a company within the innovation branch of NORCAN, has partnered with Devea to develop a mobile, autonomous disinfection system in the form of a Sherpa robot, equipped with an innovative but proven spraying device which generates a dry mist. The ASD is compliant with the NFT 72-281 version 2014 standard, and the virucide, based on hydrogen peroxide, has an MA (marketing authorisation), guaranteeing its 99.99% effectiveness against viruses. It is currently the only device of this type certified on the market.
