Sanitizing mat
During this Pandemic Situation in the world, we all are taking many precautions like wearing masks, gloves, sanitizing hand after regular intervals of time and using Covid safety key. But we forgot that we can transmit the virus through our shoes basically the sole of the shoes. Having all these things in the mind, Satyam Gupta BCA 3rd semester student and Gurkirat Singh Lab Technician under the Guidance of Dr. Harmeet Singh, Project Head , Robonova developed a sanitizing mat in Robotics and Automation lab. They key features of the sanitizing mat are automatically flow of the sanitizer to the sponge where user has to keep the feet. Secondly, the moisture sensor will keep track of the overflow of the sanitizer in the standing area to save the overconsumption of the sanitizer and to avoid the shoes from getting over wet. Dr. Harmeet Singh added, “Now we are following three S for our Shoes in the University. We are placing three Mats in the entry area. The First mat is to Scrub the Shoes to remove all the dirt particles, then the second Mat is to sanitize the shoes and the final mat is for Swipe of the shoes after the sanitizer applies on the sole of the shoes.” We are basically focusing on the sole of the instead of the whole to avoid the shoe from getting damaged. The microprocessor will activate the pump if the user stand on the first mat, so that the sponge will get wet and user can sanitizer the sole of the shoes within 3 seconds. The moisture sensor will keep the sponge wet according to the predefined threshold. We are trying to improve the sanitizing mat so that everyone buy and have this mat at their places. Maintaining the hygiene, the sponge area where user has to keep the feet is replaceable and washable.