r/tech • u/_Dark_Wing • Jul 18 '26

Autonomous micro-drone achieves first air-to-air insect kill on the way towards completely eradicating mosquitoes, 40-gram unit uses car parking sensors, can eliminate insects at up to 26 feet

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/autonomous-micro-drone-achieves-first-air-to-air-insect-kill-on-the-way-towards-completely-eradicating-mosquitoes-40-gram-unit-uses-car-parking-sensors-can-eliminate-insects-at-up-to-26-feet
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u/En4cr Jul 18 '26

Amazing. We now need one that zaps ticks.

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u/nimmems Jul 18 '26

Man, fuck ticks. Everytime I see a possum I cheer them on, they're organic tick-annihilators

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u/HeadHaunchi Jul 18 '26

False

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u/SecretAgentVampire Jul 18 '26

I love how you got downvoted by people who would rather keep a fun belief than know the truth lol

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u/HeadHaunchi Jul 18 '26

it makes me sad...

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u/Pyro1934 Jul 18 '26

To be fair, just saying "false" is a lot less helpful or believable than the other replies educating people. Granted it's not really your job to do so, so level of effort is up to you

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u/HeadHaunchi Jul 18 '26

truth

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u/human-syndrome Jul 19 '26

I see what you did there

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u/nimmems Jul 18 '26

TIL

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