Friday, February 24, 2023

Buzz Over Robot Bees | Threat to Bees Leads to Development of Robot Bees

Very recommendable! Great, funny reporting!
Thinking outside the hive! The robot is called "FAIRY – Flying Aero-robots based on Light Responsive Materials Assembly"!
The recurrent reports of bee colony extinction are as usual exaggerated!

A fairy-like robot flies by the power of wind and light The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. At Tampere University [Finland], researchers have now developed the first passively flying robot equipped with artificial muscle. Could this artificial fairy be utilised in pollination?

Interestingly, the two researchers named in the article above have Chinese names.

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