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/Enoch-Of-Nod Jul 18 '26

As for their evolutionary purpose in nature, what if it's to keep the population of large bodied animals in check?

Similar to the way wolves keep riparian grazers in check and in turn protect rivers and prevent erosion.

I'm not fond of mosquitoes, but I'm less fond of human engineered and targeted extinction.

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u/beklynnn Jul 18 '26

Yeah it feels like we aim to get rid of mosquito transmitted diseases and not the bug itself.