In some examples, a trap to electrocute a pest may include a logic board. The logic board may create an open circuit using two electrical contacts in touch with two conductive plates in a container located in the trap. A pest entering the container may touch the two conductive plates, causing the circuit to close. Based on determining that the circuit was closed, the logic board may determine that a pest entered the trap. The logic board may cause a shutter inside the trap to move from an approximately horizontal position to an approximately vertical position, thereby causing a portion of a door of the container to close by causing two latch strikes of the door to engage with the two jaws of the container. The circuit may send a wireless notification message, indicating that the pest was captured in the container, over a wireless network to a computing device.

In some examples, a trap to electrocute a pest may include a logic board. The logic board may create an open circuit using two electrical contacts in touch with two conductive plates in a container located in the trap. A pest entering the container may touch the two conductive plates, causing the circuit to close. Based on determining that the circuit was closed, the logic board may determine that a pest entered the trap. The logic board may cause a shutter inside the trap to move from an approximately horizontal position to an approximately vertical position, thereby causing a portion of a door of the container to close by causing two latch strikes of the door to engage with the two jaws of the container. The circuit may send a wireless notification message, indicating that the pest was captured in the container, over a wireless network to a computing device.

An underwater device for subduing underwater invasive species includes a translucent or transparent fixture having a TiO2 coating on at least one side of the fixture and a light source positioned to expose the coating with light having sufficient intensity and selected range of frequencies to activate the photocatalytic TiO2 coated fixture.

An underwater device for subduing underwater invasive species includes a translucent or transparent fixture having a TiO2 coating on at least one side of the fixture and a light source positioned to expose the coating with light having sufficient intensity and selected range of frequencies to activate the photocatalytic TiO2 coated fixture.

The present invention relates to a ship for recovering ocean waste. The ship for recovering ocean waste according to the invention has at least one tank (3) that passes through the ship from the prow (6) to the stern (7), the tank (3) being open at its two ends and being equipped with at least one row (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) of collecting devices (8). The ship according to the invention is characterized in that the collecting devices (8) of at least one row are disposed such that they have openings (5) or spaces (5) between one another. This disposition of the collecting devices allows fish to pass easily through the rows of devices, while waste is collected efficiently.

The present invention relates to a ship for recovering ocean waste. The ship for recovering ocean waste according to the invention has at least one tank (3) that passes through the ship from the prow (6) to the stern (7), the tank (3) being open at its two ends and being equipped with at least one row (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) of collecting devices (8). The ship according to the invention is characterized in that the collecting devices (8) of at least one row are disposed such that they have openings (5) or spaces (5) between one another. This disposition of the collecting devices allows fish to pass easily through the rows of devices, while waste is collected efficiently.

Systems and methods for chasing birds and other unwanted pest animals from a particular area. A robot system is used to relocate a pest deterrent in an area where a pest has been identified. The robot is programmed to move toward the pest animal within a geofenced area until the pest animal leaves the geofenced area. Robots (either ground based or flying robot drones) are programmed to move pest deterrent systems from one area to another to not allow a pest to become accustomed to the system. Two or more robots can be used in cooperation to adopt a complex strategy in chasing birds and other unwanted pest animals from a particular area.

Systems and methods for dispatching pest animals such as birds, rodents and other predefined pest animals from a particular area using computer vision and artificial intelligence to identify the pest and machine learning to continuously improve the system. The system is set to continuously monitor its predefined area for motion and an electronic system is used to collect electronic representation of an intruder and submit the representation to the system for processing. Based on the results of its identification, the system will make an intelligent decision as to whether to activate the dispatch mechanism.

Systems and methods for effectively repelling pest animals (e.g., birds), including drones that adopt complex deterrent strategies (e.g., cooperative strategies), establishing a fuzzy boundary for a geofenced area and altering pest deterrent device flight patterns based on the characteristics of the fuzzy boundaries. Deterrence strategies can be selected based on the type of pest animals, and new deterrence strategies can be generated based on outcome feedback from previous strategies (e.g., combining aspects of preexisting deterrence strategies by utilizing an AI system). Drones can be automatically maintained by comparing current drone operational status with a predetermined threshold level. A maintenance robot (e.g., a drone) can autonomously rescues a working robot (e.g., another drone) that is in trouble.

System for the disinfection of agricultural soil includes an electric energy source, at least one radiofrequency or microwave generator connected to the electric energy source and arranged to convert the electric energy into electromagnetic power and a plow-like electromagnetic applicator connected to the radiofrequency or microwave generator via wave-guiding lines, the plow-like electromagnetic applicator being arranged to be inserted into the soil so as to transmit the electromagnetic power to the soil, thus obtaining a disinfection of the soil.