Can Robot Bees Replace Real Ones?

3,360 views · Published 23 March 2013 · 3:44 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: NerdAlert · 2013 · News & Politics

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The bee population is in decline, which is bad news for anyone who needs plants. Which is basically everyone. Harvard Microrobotics Lab's solution? Robot bees. Robobees! These ingeniously assembled flying micro robots could be able to take over pollinating duties for bees, saving the world. 

Or should we just try and find another way to save organic bees? Robot bees are an incredible innovation; but can they be used for other purposes too? Let me know what you think!


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