Bzigo
Bzigo is a technology start-up company that develops autonomous devices for a pest-free life.[1] Its first product detects and locates mosquitoes,[2] and future products will both detect and eliminate mosquitoes and other pests autonomously.[1][3] The company was founded by Nadav Benedek and Saar Wilf,[4] who are both alumni of the Israel Defense Forces' intelligence Unit 8200.[5]
Type | Private |
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Industry | Autonomous devices |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | Delaware, U.S. |
Products | Consumer technology |
Website | bzigo |
Significance
Mosquitoes are the worst of the disease-transmitting insects, infecting around 700 million people and killing 1 million annually,[6] so implementing this technology in parts of the world where mosquito-borne diseases are prevalent could improve health and save lives.[7]
Even in areas without malaria or other diseases, the presence of mosquitoes can decrease sleep quality,[8][9] some people have mosquito allergies (“skeeter syndrome”), and they are a general nuisance.[10]
Future generations of the device will be optimized for industrial usages such as pest extermination in greenhouses and large farms, as well as deterring other pests like pigeons.[4]
Technology
The Bzigo device scans a room for mosquitoes using specialized optics and computer vision algorithms to identify the flight patterns of mosquitoes.[11][12][13][14] Once it detects that a mosquito has landed, the device marks its location with a pointer and sends a message to a phone application, allowing the recipient to locate the pest and kill it.[15][16] The device is compliant with all safety standards and regulations.[17]
Pricing
The first generation of the Bzigo designator is expected to cost $199.[18]
References
- Kart, Jeff (27 January 2020). "Bzigo Uses AI And Lasers To Locate Mosquitoes In Your Home". forbes.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Device hunts mosquitoes in your room and other news". bbc.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Bzigo at the CES: Mosquito? Exterminate!". elektormagazine.com. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Bzigo uses AI and a laser pointer to detect mosquitoes in your home". venturebeat.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- Wolman, Yisrael (2019-06-07). "The 'Iron Dome' for mosquitoes". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- Caraballo, Hector (May 2014). "Emergency Department Management Of Mosquito-Borne Illness: Malaria, Dengue, And West Nile Virus". Emergency Medicine Practice. 16 (5): 1–23, quiz 23–4. PMID 25207355.
- "This ingenious invention highlights mosquitoes so you can murder them faster". digitaltrends.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- Potter, Amy (30 May 2019). "The Effects of Aromatherapy, Meditation, and Blue Light on Sleep Quality". Modern Applied Science. 13 (6): 144–148. doi:10.5539/mas.v13n6p144. S2CID 191182549.
- Bessone, Pedro; Rao, Gautam; Schilbach, Frank; Schofield, Heather; Toma, Mattie (30 June 2021). "The Economic Consequences of Increasing Sleep Among the Urban Poor". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 136 (3): 1887–1941. doi:10.1093/qje/qjab013. PMC 8242594. PMID 34220361.
- "Skeeter Syndrome: Treatments for Mosquito Bite Allergies". pulselive.co.ke. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- Wolman, Yisrael (7 June 2019). "The 'Iron Dome' for mosquitoes". Ynetnews. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Dieses Gerät findet Mücken dank Laserstrahl (This device finds mosquitoes thanks to laser beam)". 20min.ch. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Ravet, Hagar (2 June 2019). "Initiative Q Founder Launches Mosquito Tracking Startup". calcalistech.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Bzigo marks mosquitoes for death". news.yahoo.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "В ИЗРАИЛЕ ИЗОБРЕЛИ УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ВЫСЛЕЖИВАНИЯ КОМАРОВ (A company invented a mosquito monitoring device)". ntdtv.ru. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Este láser encuentra a los mosquitos de forma completamente autónoma (This laser finds mosquitoes completely autonomously)". computerhoy.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "What if the Iron Dome was for bugs?". jpost.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Bzigo". bzigo.com. 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.