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A Laser Mosquito Turret for homes, that uses a directional microphone to home in on the target.I don’t believe that it would be difficult to build the laser part, but the difficulty would be in making it safe for home use.

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Isn't that a safety-hazard. The laser is probably strong enough to make you blind if it hits you wrongly in the eye.

It's for industrial uses. There are more dangerous things, like chainsaws and microwaves. You either design it to be safer (microwave) or keep humans out of the way (chainsaw).

It sounds like parent commenter is working on the former.

One would assume you’d endeavor to keep humans out of the kill box when the system is active.

Awesome

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