News This invention can use LiDAR to shoot down 30 mosquitoes per second with a laser — Photonmatrix range has up to 6-meter kill zone, can gauge distan...

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A popular new crowdfunding campaign promises an all-in-one portable laser-driven mosquito killing machine for $498.

This invention can use LiDAR to shoot down 30 mosquitoes per second with a laser — Photonmatrix range has up to 6-meter kill zone, can gauge distan... : Read more

 

[heffeque]

"Funding goal was $20,000, now exceeded by 1,300%"

The inventor underestimated how much people hate mosquitos.

 

[Math Geek]

If it makes it to market and works, I'll be first in line.

 

[pug_s]

Dang, this guy should be a millionaire.

 

[alrighty_then]

Great invention. Not only do you have to wonder if a mosquito lands on a TV could the TV get damaged (when the zapping occurs) but what about a mosquito depicted in a TV show? Does it have to be 3D to get zapped or just move like a mosquito?

If the demo vid is legit then wow.

 

[scruspam]

On my displayed page this was the first article below:

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-i...-reveals-incredibly-tiny-bionic-flying-robots

So we now have a military/spay use for the device ?

 

[M0rtis]

Damn, I want one !! Im one of those people who mosquitos are attracted to more than anyone else in the room so I would love to have it. Im also a light sleeper and have an aquarium in the room so I cant use chemicals. So far a UV trap is doing the job decently but isnt 100% effective.

 

[gg83]

Animals would have to face away from the lasers at all times. There's no way the laser wouldn't damage eyes.

 

[siaubas]

While it sounds awesome, I doubt it will ever make it into mass production. It sounds too dangerous to be legal. What happens when a mosquito is in between the device and your eyes?

 

[FunSurfer]

Should be placed on top of the house entrance, facing down. No damage to eyes or tv screens, zaps any squit which enters.

 

[siaubas]

Should be placed on top of the house entrance, facing down. No damage to eyes or tv screens, zaps any squit which enters.

Ever heard of the term "peripheral vision"? Your eyes still can see the top of the house without looking up.

 

[txfeinbergs]

To continue Siaubas concern, what if a mosquito lands on my eye? (humor)

 

[BGodfrey]

On my displayed page this was the first article below:

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-i...-reveals-incredibly-tiny-bionic-flying-robots

So we now have a military/spay use for the device ?

So now he needs to do a camo version and sell it to the military for $250,000 a pop.

 

[jg.millirem]

This thing had better be subjected to rigorous safety testing, regulatory oversight, before being allowed near any market. People have their eyes damaged from cretins with laser pointers. Even if this might be lower energy (I don’t know), people unaware of nearby devices might unintentionally look into the lasers, which can’t be good.

 

[BGodfrey]

While it sounds awesome, I doubt it will ever make it into mass production. It sounds too dangerous to be legal. What happens when a mosquito is in between the device and your eyes?

What happens when someone hacks it so that it targets eyes instead of mosquitos? Prop it up in the subway and you've got 21st century ricin. I'm wearing dark glasses from now on.

 

[phead128]

Shouldn't camera+LIDAR be able to detect a human too, so as a safety feature, if detect a mosquito within X min distance from a human, do not fire, esp. if head area. This should be easy to program. Same for dog/cat.

I've yet to see this, but I would like to see a video of a CO2 emitter with electricity zapper in the middle of the swamp overnight.... how many mosquitos would it obliterate.

 

[Neilbob]

I wonder if it would work on my annoying neighbours-

Ahem, I mean... mosquitos are a huge problem in the north of England. That's the only reason I could use something like this!

 

[FunSurfer]

Ever heard of the term "peripheral vision"? Your eyes still can see the top of the house without looking up.

Angle limits. Only near the entrance area, low angles. I don't think the device shoots at 4π steradians anyway. Just don't look up when you enter your home, also better look down to watch for the step...

 

[l4nsh4rk]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser
This was first imagined in 2007 and implemented in 2017 as the "photonic fence" but it was never brought to market due to the pandemic. It was funded by private equity sponsored by the BMG foundation and Intellectual Ventures in a partnership known as the Global Good which disbanded in 2020. I wouldn't count on $260,000 let alone $20,000 being enough to manufacture a new prototype but perhaps MEMS LiDAR/projector technology has advanced sufficiently to make it work.

 

[phead128]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser
This was first imagined in 2007 and implemented in 2017 as the "photonic fence" but it was never brought to market due to the pandemic. It was funded by private equity sponsored by the BMG foundation and Intellectual Ventures in a partnership known as the Global Good which disbanded in 2020. I wouldn't count on $260,000 let alone $20,000 being enough to manufacture a new prototype but perhaps MEMS LiDAR/projector technology has advanced sufficiently to make it work.

The dude already has a prototype, watch the video.

 

[rsquared]

What happens when someone hacks it so that it targets eyes instead of mosquitos? Prop it up in the subway and you've got 21st century ricin. I'm wearing dark glasses from now on.

Cory Doctorow's 2012 novel Pirate Cinema has zaps-mosquitos-with-lasers hats in it. The protagonist hacks a couple of them so they zap police body cameras.

 

[lemongrassgarlic]

A laser so strong it can kill a mosquito , will surely do damage to other things.
This isn't a laserpointer which can already hurt the eyes.
Lidar itself is not 100 % safe , but they won't say anything of that because it is in EV's.

 

[JTWrenn]

Can we please preface these things with "allegedly" at this point. This is about as close to vaporware as you are going to get right now.

 

[drajitsh]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser
This was first imagined in 2007 and implemented in 2017 as the "photonic fence" but it was never brought to market due to the pandemic. It was funded by private equity sponsored by the BMG foundation and Intellectual Ventures in a partnership known as the Global Good which disbanded in 2020. I wouldn't count on $260,000 let alone $20,000 being enough to manufacture a new prototype but perhaps MEMS LiDAR/projector technology has advanced sufficiently to make it work.

Wow the photonic fence address most of the safety concerns and is more than 10x cheaper. (Working radius of 30m and costs 50$).

 

[ShotFromGuns]

For $500, you could buy multiple portable fans and have a proven, safe way to keep an area free from mosquitoes.