40-gram, palm-sized AI micro-drone kills a flying insect autonomously in mid-air for the first time. Now it could eradicate mosquitoes and save thousands of lives |
A palm-sized AI drone weighing just 40 grams has achieved an engineering first by autonomously hunting and killing a flying insect in mid-air, paving the way for a new approach to mosquito control. Developed by US startup Tornyol, the tiny drone successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a flying moth during a controlled indoor demonstration without…