On: An interview with Bill Gates

[mistermann]

Can you explain what it is?

[spiritplumber → mistermann]

An antbot attachment that causes mosquitos to stop flying, so they are easy to kill on the ground. I am working on having the antbot also kill the mosquitos without being piloted.

[ehsanu1 → spiritplumber]

Googling for "antbot" returns a variety of seemingly unrelated projects. Could you possibly be more specific? But more curious to know the mechanism behind it that causes mosquitos to stop flying.

Though I have to say, robotics doesn't seem like the cheapest way to go about killing malaria - though it would be awesome if it turns out to be.

[spiritplumber → ehsanu1]

I make the antbot :) www.f3.to if you care. It is a sturdy platform for doing things like shooting bugs with lasers and the battery life is good.

[sebastianconcpt → spiritplumber]

sounds fun

[sanoli → mistermann]

Is it related to this by any chance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser

[spiritplumber → sanoli]

Not very related. That looks very expensive. Mine is intended to retail for $10 to $20.

[mistermann → spiritplumber]

A $20 laser? I'm skeptical.

[spiritplumber → mistermann]

I will gladly send you a prototype to try (and return the 20 dollars to you if you do not like it). I don't believe in NDAs, so be aware that if you decide to annex the design, I will eat you.