The robotic bee replicants home in on the unsuspecting queen of a hive. But unlike the rebellious replicants in the 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner, these ones are here to work.
Robotic bees and roots offer hope of healthier environment and sufficient food
When I saw this I thought no way this is real but I don’t see that it is not. It doesn’t seem practical but I don’t know.
The Blade Runner reference is apt. This is like a scary dystopian Sci-fi scenario. Steve seemed to agree.
I like how they doubled down with robot roots in the second part.
“Biomimicry in robotics and technology will have a fundamental role in saving our planet.”
If that is true take a good look around because Bill McKibbon may have been right.
Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate
Bees on ice?
Welcome to the Anthropocene.