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Robot bees that pollinate flowers

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Scientists at the Warsaw University of Technology are working on robot bees as natural bee populations are declining globally. Image source: Shutterstock (#130905992)

There is a concern about the decline in bee populations has been recorded around the world. Pollinating is a crucial task in the ecosystem. Researchers at Poland’s Warsaw University of Technology have devoted themselves to develop robotic bees that could step in, in case natural bees cannot pollinate anymore. Called B-Droids, the technology is already that far that it operates autonomously and that it will enter the startup phase once investors are found.

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