--- title: This $1000 gadget takes out mosquitoes with lasers like... description: The Photon Matrix is a $1,000 consumer gadget that uses LiDAR, mmWave radar, and AI vision to detect and laser-zap mosquitoes within a 6-meter radius across a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-1000-gadget-takes-out-mosquitoes-with-lasers-like-a-tiny-air-defense-system-hxrornqoc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This $1000 gadget takes out mosquitoes with lasers like a tiny air defense system | daily.dev og:description: The Photon Matrix is a $1,000 consumer gadget that uses LiDAR, mmWave radar, and AI vision to detect and laser-zap mosquitoes within a 6-meter radius across a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-1000-gadget-takes-out-mosquitoes-with-lasers-like-a-tiny-air-defense-system-hxrornqoc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HxroRnQoC.png og:image:alt: This $1000 gadget takes out mosquitoes with lasers like a tiny air defense system og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This $1000 gadget takes out mosquitoes with lasers like a tiny air defense system **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Photon Matrix is a $1,000 consumer gadget that uses LiDAR, mmWave radar, and AI vision to detect and laser-zap mosquitoes within a 6-meter radius across a 90-degree field of view. It targets insects 2-20mm in size moving at or below 1 meter per second, and is certified safe for humans, pets, and birds. It launched on Indiegogo and can now be purchased directly from the maker's website, usable indoors and outdoors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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