CHARLOTTE — During the first episode of the Panthers’ “Road to Restart” series last month, you probably noticed a machine that disinfects rooms with ultraviolet light.

It’s called a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot, a product from Xenex Disinfection Services. The machine is one of the ways the Panthers are attempting to keep their facility free of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Usually, these LightStrike devices are used by hospital rooms to prevent hospital-acquired infections, such as staph or MRSA. According to Xenex, the robot emits bursts of intense, broad spectrum UV light that damages virus DNA in four ways and renders it useless.

“Our goal is to make this the safest facility and stadium that it can possibly be and that’s why we chose XENEX,” said Eddie Levins, director of security and infectious control officer for the Carolina Panthers and Bank of America