Ask HN: Using the TruffleBot to detect bed bugs

2 pointstlocke11mo ago0 comments

Is anyone using the TruffleBot electronic nose (or something like it) to detect bed bugs from the VOCs emitted by them?

https://projects-raspberry.com/trufflebot-sniffs-out-and-accurately-identifies-specific-chemical-odors/

There's a paper that mentions using VOCs to detect bed bugs:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10048870/

I think someone tried to do this in 2011, but it didn't seem to take off. A large market exists, so possibly a profitable venture? I don't have the skills or abilities myself.

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Ask HN: Using the TruffleBot to detect bed bugs

2 pointstlocke11mo ago0 comments

Is anyone using the TruffleBot electronic nose (or something like it) to detect bed bugs from the VOCs emitted by them?

https://projects-raspberry.com/trufflebot-sniffs-out-and-accurately-identifies-specific-chemical-odors/

There's a paper that mentions using VOCs to detect bed bugs:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10048870/

I think someone tried to do this in 2011, but it didn't seem to take off. A large market exists, so possibly a profitable venture? I don't have the skills or abilities myself.