Teen invents award-winning device that can catch elephant poachers in real time
Reported bySmithsonian Magazine ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Anika Puri, 17, created ElSa, a machine-learning software that analyzes thermal infrared video to distinguish humans from elephants with four times greater accuracy than existing detection methods, using a $250 camera on a drone rather than expensive thermal equipment.
ElSa is a prototype; real-world deployment in African parks and its effectiveness against actual poaching remain to be tested.
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