Robot drone bees? It's not a horror movie, it's a Walmart patent
Amid a world-wide crisis in the bee industry, two companies have formed a joint venture to produce honey sustainably in the UAE. With summer flowers out and in full bloom bees are finding lots of pollen for their hives. SAN FRANCISCO -- Birds do it. Now even educated Walmart drones may do it. The world's largest retailer has applied for a patent for drone pollinators to make up for the decline in bees and other insects that fertilize crops and make much of the food the company sells possible.
Mar-15-2018, 22:11:33 GMT
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