MachineQ, a Comcast company, and Spotta have teamed up to offer a solution for hoteliers to detect bed bugs before they become problematic.
The solution works by installing Spotta’s wireless Bed Pod sensors underneath mattresses. The traps use pheromones with no discernible odor to lure bugs in. If one is detected, it activates Spotta’s AI detection system to analyze and validate that a bed bug is inside the trap. Upon detection, the image is sent with the exact time and location to the cloud using MachineQ’s network. Real-time alerts with the information captured are sent to hotel employees, allowing them to act fast and remediate before the situation becomes widespread.
“Our 24/7 monitoring solution provides hoteliers peace of mind by detecting bedbugs quickly, enabling swift action to help reduce damage and guest impact,” said Robert Fryers, CEO, Spotta. “We’re excited to partner with MachineQ to offer an innovative solution for hoteliers—leveraging their established IoT network connectivity platform—in the U.S. amidst a persistent bedbug issue.”
Bryan Witkowski, head of product and strategy, MachineQ, added, “We are proud to continue offering unique and scalable IoT solutions with partners like Spotta to expand our platform’s value to customers in hospitality. Our clients can start with bed bug monitoring and add other use cases to help manage risk, such as water leak detection and staff duress, using the same network infrastructure for a low total cost of ownership and fast deployment.”