© Blue Ocean Robotics

In the 'Service Robotics' category, the Oberpfaffenhofen Application Center awarded third place to the Danish start-up Blue Ocean Robotics. Their robot is designed to literally "nip the danger to patients in hospitals in the bud". The robot is mobile and can be used to disinfect patient rooms and bathrooms or operating theaters, for example. To do this, it uses recognized methods such as UV light and positions itself independently at neuralgic points such as washbasins or patient beds for targeted disinfection.