Patent ID: 11950579
Assignee: SENECIO LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  Y | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. Method for mechanical sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes, the method comprising:
obtaining said unsorted mosquitoes;
identifying individuals of said unsorted mosquitoes while said individuals are in a stationary phase, the individuals remaining in said stationary phase long enough to allow for identification;
obtaining images of individuals of said unsorted mosquitoes, said images showing said individuals while in said stationary phase;
electronically classifying said individuals from said images into at least one member of a group of classifications including male mosquitoes, female mosquitoes, and unclassified objects;
obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of said male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, said coordinates relating to a position of a respective individual in said stationary phase;
using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by ones of said obtained coordinates while said individual is in said stationary phase, to store or remove said individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes.