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Updated · The Atlantic · May 31
Photon Matrix Delays $638 Mosquito Laser Shipments as 4,000 Preorders Await Safety Certifications
Updated
Updated · The Atlantic · May 31

Photon Matrix Delays $638 Mosquito Laser Shipments as 4,000 Preorders Await Safety Certifications

3 articles · Updated · The Atlantic · May 31
  • Photon Matrix’s mosquito-killing laser is still not in production, despite nearly 4,000 Indiegogo preorders and an earlier promise to begin shipping by the end of 2025.
  • Safety certifications from multiple agencies are still pending, and the company later clarified that U.S. and EU design-patent filings had only been submitted, not approved.
  • Lawrence Leng, the company’s sales director, said the $638 device has drawn mostly U.S. buyers; Photon Matrix says its videos are real and that it buys thousands of mosquitoes for testing.
  • The delay comes as the product gains viral attention—one TikTok demo drew more than 70 million views—while rivals and researchers pursue other mosquito-control technologies, from longer-range laser concepts to gene-edited insects.
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