20/04/2018
Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency on 19 April 2018 said after a successful test releasing sterile mosquitos from aerial drones as part of efforts to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and other diseases.
N. Culbert/IAEA | ROMEO, a customized drone, soars through the sky to help control disease-carrying mosquitoes to save lives. | Source: UN News Centre
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The drone-based mechanism overcomes a critical bottleneck in the application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control insect pests,
said the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which developed the system in partnership with the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the non-profit group WeRobotics.
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