🦟 A Laser "Air Defense System" Against Mosquitoes Created in China
The Photon Matrix device scans the air using LiDAR. Once it detects a mosquito, a computer vision system analyzes its size, speed, and flight path—all in just 3 milliseconds—before firing a precise laser shot ⤴️
The system recognizes humans, animals, and birds, ensuring it will not harm anything else. It works both indoors and outdoors.
To fund production, creator Jim Wong raised over $500,000 on crowdfunding website Indiegogo, 25 times his original goal.
He plans to release two versions:
🎯 Basic model ($698) with a range of up to 3 meters.
🎯 Pro model ($898) that can shoot up to 6 meters.
Laser mosquito zappers are not a brand-new idea. In 2007, astrophysicist Lowell Wood proposed a similar concept to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help fight malaria. Intellectual Ventures even demonstrated a working prototype in 2010, but the project stalled due to safety concerns around eye exposure.
Would you want one of these?
❤️ — Yes, I would buy it!
👍 — Cool, but pricey...
🤔 — Feels a bit too cruel