{"id":6770,"name":"RatProof Fiber Monitor","purpose":"An IoT-based sensor system for fiber optic cables that detects and alerts infrastructure providers to physical damage caused by rodents (like the U.K. incident) by using vibration and environmental sensors. It employs durable, biodegradable sensor jackets.","profitable":1,"date_generated":"Sunday February 2026 07:17","reference":"rat-proof-fiber-monitor","technology_advise":["C#","Android","Medium"],"development_time_estimation_mvp_in_hours":150,"grade":7.2,"category":"iot","view_count":17,"similar_ideas":[{"id":10861,"name":"FiberVision Monitoring","grade":7.8,"category":"devtools"},{"id":4708,"name":"Undersea Cable Monitoring & Alerting Platform","grade":8.2,"category":"security"},{"id":5337,"name":"NodeCordRAT Detector","grade":7.2,"category":"security"},{"id":7937,"name":"Robotics Safety Monitoring System","grade":7.8,"category":"security"},{"id":4534,"name":"Data Center Leak Prevention Monitor","grade":8.0,"category":null}],"source_headline":"U.K. provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed fiber."}