When an underwater drone is equipped with a laser and the most advanced machine vision algorithm, what will it be used for? The salmon farms in the Norwegian fjords use this advanced equipment to deal with parasitic lice living on salmon. This intelligent underwater drone was developed by the company and is currently deployed in Norway’s North Sea Fjord and several lakes in Scotland, to help deal with sea lice.
Salmon farms usually need to spend a lot of money to eliminate these lice, these nasty underwater lice attached to the salmon, if not eliminated will slowly kill the fish. Therefore, the use of high-tech to eliminate sea lice has become very urgent. The intelligent underwater drone uses an automated system, and the equipment is equipped with a camera and a laser pointer. The drone can scan every fish, and the system's image recognition software can detect the presence of sea lice. The device will then emit a pilot laser pulse of approximately 100 milliseconds to destroy them.
The emitted laser will not cause damage to the salmon itself, because the scales on the fish will reflect the laser back like a disco ball. It is reported that only one underwater drone can eliminate tens of thousands of lice every day, which is a complete solution for salmon farmers.