ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,668, issued on July 28, was assigned to HDHYUNDAI ROBOTICS Co. LTD. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Disinfection robot and controlling method thereof" was invented by Tae Hyun Kim (Daegu, South Korea), In Hwan Jung (Daegu, South Korea), Jong Wook Kim (Daegu, South Korea) and Jong Kyu Oh (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a disinfection robot. The disinfection robot includes a body provided with an outlet, a fan provided inside the body, a fan motor configured to rotate the fan, a wheel provided under the body, a wheel motor configured to rotate the wheel, a three-dimensional camera having a forward field of...