"Microsoft" has developed a robot-killer mosquitoes

killer mosquitoes

Trap with "brains" is designed for catching insects that carry diseases.
Microsoft has created an intelligent mosquito trap that can help scientists detect dangerous viruses and bacteria in these insects. The results of the first experiments were announced at a scientific conference in Boston.



A robot called Project Premonition can recognize the behavior of different individuals and selectively catch certain insects, Microsoft said.


It is important for scientists to recognize the virus of Zik or the West Nile fever in advance, in advance to alert health workers and the public about a possible epidemic. Soon, unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with this new technology, which will fly over cities and track the state of the environment, may appear.

The virus of Zeka to mankind was "donated" to mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Biting, they infect. While a person is sick, he becomes a peddler. The danger is that the symptoms are very light and the person may not suspect that he has a fever, not a cold or conjunctivitis. In addition, many people with Zikoy have no symptoms at all.

Adult fever is easily tolerated, but the virus hits children in the womb. Women who had fever during pregnancy give birth to babies with microcephaly - an underdeveloped brain and a tiny head. This is not treated. Also, fever causes Guillain-Barre syndrome. Develops a loss of sensitivity of the hands and feet or paralysis, which can lead to death.

The scale of the tragedy is such that the authorities of El Salvador recommended that women do not become pregnant within the next two years.