These Drones Are The Newest, Meanest Mosquito-Epidemic Fighting Weapons

Admin 18-Jun-2015 13:05:13 Inothernews

In an attempt to curb the menace of harmful diseases, a group of researchers from Microsoft are developing autonomic drones that will collect mosquitoes with signs of potentially harmful viruses to prevent disease outbreaks. This project named 'Premonition' is led by researcher Ethan Jackson. It aims to look for early signs that a particular illness could be on the move.
Ethan Jackson holds a drone during a feasibility study in Grenada earlier this year |Source: blogs.microsoft.comÂ