A group of veterans-turned-scientists has developed a tick killing robot that could eradicate the pesky arachnids from your property.

The roaming device dubbed Robo-Tic has the potential to lessen cases of Lyme disease in North Carolina and across the United States.

Lyme disease can be caused by blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks that can be infected with bacteria. They are about the size of a poppy seed and are dark in color.

Female deer ticks, which are the most common, will have a black patch on the back of their heads. The transmission of Lyme disease requires a tick to be attached to the skin for at least 24 hours.

The Virginia Military Institute engineers will introduce this lethal weapon in the war against ticks. The prototype looks like the frame for a large, remote control car. It can kill creepy, crawly disease carriers that plague pets and people.

The professors are testing it and claim that it showed remarkable success to reduce the blood-suckers' populations in test runs. They're trying to raise $50,000 to finish testing the technology and conducting the fundraising in Wilmington.

Dr. James Squire, project lead and professor of electrical engineering at VMI, said he was inspired to create a tick-fighting robot after discovering the bugs on his toddler son years ago.

He said, “I thought, maybe we could build something that could navigate itself around and kill ticks. The smart thing to do, we realized, was not to attack the tick directly, but instead, use the fact that the tick is a hunter”.

In order to protect yourself from the ticks, wear clothing that has a tick-repellant covering. You can also inspect yourself and your companions for ticks after spending time in wooded or grassy areas and remove them as fast as possible.