I was recently contacted by Bennett Aerospace a high tech company is attempting to launch a hybrid high-tech/low-tech bedbug detection device they call Smart Hound.
I was recently contacted by Bennett Aerospace a high tech company is attempting to launch a hybrid high-tech/low-tech bedbug detection device they call Smart Hound.
It works like this: There is a high-tech cylinder that extracts air from an area that is suspected to be infested with bedbugs, the air flows through a cartridge that contains 5 “smart bugs”, that have been trained to detect the smell of bedbugs. When their behavior indicates the presence of bedbugs, a red light shows on the device. If there are no bedbugs you get a green light. Yes, the device uses real live insects that come in a specially designed cartridge and the insects will last for a couple of weeks. Check out their video:
They are looking to generate both funding and interest in the technology through the crowd sourcing website Indiegogo. A couple of questions for you:
- Have you had a bedbug problem?
- How big a problem do you perceive it to be?
- Would you use a device like this?
- How much would you be willing to pay for a device like this?
- Would you be interested in being a test user?
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