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Startup Is Offering $1K Laser to Zap Mosquitoes
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- Chinese startup Photon Matrix is marketing a $1,000 "Laser Mosquito Air Defense System" that uses AI to track and zap mosquitoes with a laser, aiming to reduce mosquito-borne diseases.
- The technology, originally invented by a former Microsoft executive 20 years ago, incorporates safety measures to recognize humans, pets, and harmless insects, preventing accidental laser firing.
- Despite safety features, the laser poses potential risks to human eyes, requiring users to pass a safety quiz and register a fingerprint before activation.
- The laser kills mosquitoes slowly by burning their wings, causing prolonged suffering rather than an immediate death, raising ethical concerns about its method.
