Chinese start-up behind laser mosquito killer plans to start shipping orders this month
Photon Matrix Lab says it expects to produce up to 5,000 devices a month initially, and then increase production capacity next year
People have been trying to fend off mosquitoes for thousands of years – using methods ranging from physical barriers to chemical insecticides – but a Chinese start-up is now taking pre-orders on a hi-tech solution that uses lidar detection and lasers to zap them out of the air.
Photon Matrix Lab, based in Changzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, said it expected initial monthly production of the device – which became a breakout hit in overseas crowdfunding – to be between 3,000 and 5,000 units.
Lawrence Leng, the firm’s sales director, said the first batch was expected to ship later this month.
