Abstract: Sterile Insect Technique remained a high-cost solution and not affordable on large scale for majority of mosquito abatement districts, while being very effective as the mosquitoes cannot develop resistance against sterility, such as witnessed with insecticides. With the introduction of automation, advances in the design of Senecio Robotics factory for the packaging of male mosquitoes will be discussed and how automation, robotics and artificial intelligence are incorporated into a single comprehensive solution lowering the cost per single mosquito by orders of magnitude. The factory suggests optimizing how mosquitoes are being reared today, towards a leaner process, with higher yields and lower number of employees required. During the lecture, the proposed process will be discussed along with presenting the latest technical results. Join the presentation to educate yourself on sterile mosquitoes and its potential availability as a low-cost tool in the near future.
