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A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed advanced robotic insects that could aid farming through artificial pollination. They could prove especially useful in the ...

MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a paperclip, these robotic bees can remain airborne for nearly 17 minutes, ...

Robots that can monitor conditions in a hive, do a waggle dance, or even infiltrate the queen’s court could help scientists influence the health of a colony. Something was wrong, but Thomas Schmickl ...

Bees play a critical role in our ecosystem and food systems, and it’s no secret that their populations are diminishing. While the cause of bee population decline is ongoing, evidence points to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a robotic beehive with an efficiency that no human beekeeper could match. The machine scans stacks of honeycombs one by ...

Researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin have developed a robot that mimicks the dances of European honey bees. In this lab demonstration, a robotic arm controls the bee. Read more in "Attack of ...