Red Sox to use disinfecting robots to keep Fenway Park clean from COVID-19

The Red Sox will be using UV disinfecting robots to keep Fenway Park safe and clean as it welcomes fans back this season. The organization partnered with the company Surfacide, which will employ the robots that are built with UV-C light energy to kill deadly virus and is "scientifically validated to inactivate coronavirus–the family of virus that make up SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19," according to a press release. Fans will see a trio of robots around the ballpark as they're allowed to return to games beginning with Opening Day on April 1. Fenway will welcome back fans at a 12 percent capacity, which is about 4,500 fans. "A lot of time and consideration went into outlining our heightened sanitation procedures for the upcoming season and our partnership with Surfacide is an important part of those protocols," said Jonathan Lister, Red Sox Vice President of Facilities Management, in a statement.