This hilarious and useful device is for tracking mosquitoes within a space.
The Iris, by tech startup Bzigo, sits on a tabletop and scans your room with an infrared sensor. When its AI-based vision algorithms detect mosquito-like movements (as opposed to moths or other bugs), it fires a laser to mark the mosquito's location, like a sniper's spotter. It's then up to you to swat the thing, which should be easy with the target "painted."
To let you know it's spotted a skeeter, it sends an alert to your smartphone.
The object is billed as a healthier alternative to spraying your room with pesticides. One unit can cover a 430-square-foot room, and runs $200. Here's how it works:
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Rather than spotting them It should zap them directly using a powerful enough laser, and that I would buy.