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Paul Claxton on LinkedIn: NewBees - Robotic Pollinator

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I am constantly looking to learn new things and use that to push the limits of my imagination - I have known for a while that #walmart has a patent on #robot bees - Walmart Now let's take a step further. What if we could bring back animals that have long been extinct with this... What resources have we lost due to animals going extinct #earth #extinction #machinelearning Selective breeding does violate animal rights. So, what resources could we gain by selective breeding of new species as robots instead of animals Citizens' Climate Lobby


This Robotic Pollinator Is Like a Huge Bee With Wheels and an Arm

WIRED

For these foods we can thank bees and their extraordinary pollinating powers. Unfortunately, to show our appreciation, humans are killing off bees in staggering numbers--destroying their habitats and poisoning them with pesticides. And at the same time, our population is skyrocketing, which means if we can't get our act together, we have to somehow feed more people with fewer pollinators. Well, living pollinators, that is. In a greenhouse at West Virginia University, a machine called the BrambleBee is learning to roll around pollinating blackberry bushes, knocking their flowers around (blackberry flowers self-pollinate, so bees or robots just have to jostle them to spread around the pollen).