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  • Robot Bees Invented to Provide Pollination as Honeybees Disappear

    08/05/2014 1:43:03 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 27 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | August 5, 2014 - 11:11 AM | Kelly Lawyer
    With honeybees on the decline because of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and Varroa mites, a virus-transmitting parasite, Harvard engineering and applied sciences professor, Robert Wood invented Robobees, bee-size robots “inspired by the biology of a bee and the insect’s hive behavior.” […] Despite the hype surrounding these amazing robobees, before farmers go out and try to buy them, they should note that researchers anticipate robobees won’t be functional for at least another 20 years. …