{"id":263516,"date":"2026-06-03T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/zapping-mosquitos-with-lasers-is-a-real-thing-thanks-to-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:45:13","slug":"zapping-mosquitos-with-lasers-is-a-real-thing-thanks-to-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/zapping-mosquitos-with-lasers-is-a-real-thing-thanks-to-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Zapping Mosquitos With Lasers Is a Real Thing, Thanks to AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zapping Mosquitos With Lasers Is a Real Thing, Thanks to AI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/science\/zapping-mosquitos-with-lasers-and-ai\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-03 20:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n

As summer arrives, and mosquitoes celebrate another season of bloody conquest, you might be thinking, “Why do we even have all this AI tech if it can’t do a single thing about these airborne pests?” There are plenty of reasons to complain about artificial intelligence, but its failure to fight mosquitoes is no longer one of them.<\/p>\n

Using machine learning,\u00a0inventor Steven Cheng has developed a lethal series of prototypes designed to hunt down and zap the blood-sucking pests with lasers. Cheng has been chronicling the project on X, where he shares videos of his mobile mosquito defense system.<\/p>\n

Built version 3.0 of AI mosquito defense system during the holiday.<\/p>\n

Now equipped with multi-sensor tracking, a redesigned high-speed gimbal, and a toy Gatling-style launcher for maximum mosquito elimination efficiency <\/p>\n

0.6s full rotation.
0.001\u00b0 precision. pic.twitter.com\/0io4G3SIxx<\/p>\n

\u2014 Steven Cheng (@stevencheng) May 28, 2026 \"AI <\/p>\n

Cheng said in his posts that he spent four months developing an “artillery cannon guided by computer vision + deep learning” as “the ultimate mosquito killer.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

It uses a Canon digital single-lens reflex camera with a high-magnification zoom lens and software to identify mosquitoes. The research phase, he said in a video, resulted in “countless bites all over my body.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The laser was tuned to “roast” mosquitoes without harming household items or people, which are both detected by the software. A wide-angle lens was also added to improve the system’s ability to identify humans and flammable materials. Power to the laser is cut if either is in the targeting crosshairs.<\/p>\n

Subsequent versions of the weapon added mobility, putting the Canon on wheels for hunting, including outdoors. Cheng also added a Gatling-gun-style design and infrared vision to spot the insects even in the dark.<\/p>\n

Cheng didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Other mosquito defenses<\/h2>\n

Not everyone is willing to build out a laser defense system to take out flying pests. Some of us just…<\/p>\n

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