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Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

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Re: Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

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Post by mleonhard »

oblib wrote: post #167

These kinds of things are really just intended to be a fun proof of concept or a demo of something off the wall for shits and giggles. It's a bit of a leap to "You'll shoot your eye out" or "it'll never work in real life" because it was never meant to be anything more than that. Personally, I think it's awesome!

I've had malaria many times. My friend's sister died from it. It is not a laughing matter.

Re: Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

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Post by mleonhard »

This is important work. An effective non-toxic indoor mosquito control device will eliminate much suffering and death. Malaria prevents Africa from developing to middle-class societies with stable populations and functioning governments that are able to control environmental pollution. Therefore malaria indirectly affects all humans.

I think an effective indoor mosquito control system will detect mosquitos with microphones, aim with a zoom camera, and shoot mosquitoes with soapy water droplets.

Soapy water kills bugs. The soap eliminates water's surface tension. Once the bug touches the droplet, it sticks to it. As the bug struggles, it gets pulled inside the droplet. The water blocks respiration, causing the bug to suffocate. For manual insect killing, a spray bottle with soapy water is far better than an aerosol bottle of toxic chemicals or a laser.

Re: Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

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Post by thro23434aasdf »

helsinkiandrew wrote: post #12

This work (I think) worked with the mosquitos 30cm away with a servo scanning Pi Camera (1080p) and a 1W laser. To work in the real world - cover a whole room or terrace - presumably a much higher resolution camera (or much faster scanning system) would be required. Even a 1W laser is dangerous to eyesight, if it was being fired at targets mingling with people. The system could be mounted on small drones that would p…

> the idea of robotic drones armed with lasers roaming around is beginning to sound worse than the mosquitos.

People like you are killing people! 700k people could be saved with this spinny laser device!

Until the tech is perfected we should lock people in hermetically sealed rooms so as prevent mosquito bites and Malaria spread - one year and the anopheles species will die off !

Let's start a petition with the US dept. and try spreading this policy across to those heathens in Africa and Asia.

Re: Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

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Post by dubyah »

ziptrees wrote: post #43

I just moved to a property near a pond that is severely infested with midge flies and mosquitos. The water is supposed to be treated by the HOA but they've neglected it for a while I guess. A solution like this wouldn't work due to the sheer volume of insects in the air at any given time (millions gathering around my block). I rigged up a door reed switch that turns on high power fans for 30 seconds when opened that…

Have you considered contacting your local vector control office? If it's just an ornamental pond rather than a natural waterway, mosquito fish are an option.
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