Comcast’s IoT unit, MachineQ, brought an innovative service combined with Spotta to prevent bedbug outbreaks in hotels.
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Comcast MachineQ IoT technology helps catch bedbugs before they bite hoteliers
MachineQ, the IoT unit of Comcasta leading telecommunications company, has partnered with Spotta, an insect monitoring company, to help the hospitality industry control bed bugs before they become a bigger problem.
According to reports, bed bug infestation has become a critical problem in hotels across the United States. These infestations cost hotels approximately $111,000 per year per brand, including maintenance, treatment, lost revenue and other expenses. Additionally, the figure represents the amount of losses reported for light infestation. The overall maintenance cost increases if a serious outbreak occurs in the bed bug population.
MachineQ has launched a solution using the latest technologies to solve this problem. This service includes Spotta’s wireless Bed Pod sensors, which must be installed under mattresses. Traps use pheromones to attract insects. Once a bug is detected, the sensor activates a camera using Spotta’s AI detection system to analyze and validate that a bedbug is inside the trap. Once detected, MachineQ’s cloud network sends an image with the exact time and location to hotel employees, who can take necessary steps to deal with the bugs.
Through this service, MachineQ and Spotta aim to provide hoteliers with an effective solution to detect and control bed bugs before they bite, spread, require remediation or threaten their brands, resulting in financial losses .
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Future Perspectives and Additional Applications
In a statement on the innovation, Bryan Witkowski, Head of Product and Strategy at MachineQ, said: “We are proud to continue delivering unique and scalable IoT solutions with partners like Spotta to extend the value of our platform to customers in the hospitality sector. Our customers can start with bed bug monitoring and add other use cases to help manage risks, such as water leak detection and staff restraint, using the same network infrastructure for a low total cost of ownership and rapid deployment.
In a separate statement, Robert Fryers, CEO of Spotta, said: “Our 24/7 monitoring solution provides hoteliers with peace of mind by quickly detecting bed bugs, enabling rapid action to help prevent reduce damage and impact on customers. We are excited to partner with MachineQ to offer an innovative solution for hoteliers leveraging their established IoT network connectivity platform in the United States amid the ongoing bed bug problem.
The latest MachineQ-Spotta bed bug management service comes as an important and much-needed aid to the hospitality industry amid reports there is a rapid resurgence of bed bugs in the country. The service will help hotels prevent bed bug outbreaks by allowing them to control the bed bug population early and preventing them from losing a significant number each year.
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