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Are you certain the robot removes females? That doesn't sound easy.
by limeblack 9y ago
Are you certain the robot removes females? That doesn't sound easy.
- venning 9y agoSee "Step 3": https://debug.com/how/ https://debug.com/how/
- 3131s 9y agoIt doesn't really explain though. Are the sensors detecting something chemically unique to males / females? Or are they taking images of each mosquito and differentiating between them with ML?
- turbohedgehog 9y agoI believe one way is to generate a frequency similar to female wingbeat frequency that attracts male mosquitoes and separate them that way. I am unsure if there is a difference in the frequency between genders.
- dalacv 9y agoLesbian mosquitos...hello?
- kijin 9y agoAs long as they're inclined to seek out females in the wild and spread the mosquito STD, they could be just as useful as males :)
- diggernet 9y agoThere absolutely is a difference in sound. If you hear a mosquito, it's female. Males are silent.
- fujipadam 9y agoThis is how the photo fence from intellectual ventures detects and destroys female mosquitoes.Unfortunately they never released that tech as open source
- sundvor 9y agoMy first thoughts on seeing the URL: That's a fantastic, super geeky domain name. I would love to see the complete eradication of these pest species; what a great effort by said Alphabet team.
- huac 9y agoThere's some margin of error, and it would be interesting to see what that is, tbh.
- _jtrig 9y agoDoes no one remember Jurassic Park?
- known 9y agoYes; Scary movie.