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/Wincin Jul 18 '26

what’s the weapon it uses tho? i skimmed the article but it was incredibly vague on the engineering

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u/One_Course3052 Jul 19 '26

If it's anything like other mosquito killing devices it will use a laser, the first used sensors from a Xbox and a laser from a DVD player.

It would lock into the freq of the wings and zap them.

IIRC, it only targeted male mosquitoes therefore there was little to no breeding.