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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by siwatanejo on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:38AM (#32935131)
I'm more concerned about how possible it is that one of these lasers harms a human by mistake when trying to target an insect.
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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by sloucher on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:37AM (#32939371)
I'm more concerned about how possible it is that one of these systems is used to harm humans deliberately.
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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by imtringued on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:11AM (#32939961)
What an amazing way to invalidate the slaughterbots video! Instead of killing humans, just equip drones with blinding laser weapons!

No need for absurd acrobatics, no need for wastefully detonating the drone, just a few seconds on each eyeball and onto the next human!

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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by ron_87 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @04:03AM (#32936030)
some details here https://github.com/Ildaron/Laser_control
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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by moffkalast on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:57AM (#32937206)
> the brain completes objects in damaged areas (remapping of dead pixels)

TIL that's a thing.

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Re:Neutralisation of cockroaches with laser automated by mac... by Traubenfuchs on Thursday September 22, 2022 @07:06AM (#32937259)
On the one hand this is pretty cool, on the other it can lead to people realizing ophthalmologic ailments too late, making them miss early treatment.
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