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 ...

Insect-size drones are too small to lug around complex navigation systems. To help tiny autonomous fliers find their way home ...

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released their designs for a robotic bee that could artificially pollinate plants and food, The Debrief reports. The robot bee weighs less ...

As bee populations dwindle globally due to a myriad of factors such as climate change, pesticide use, and habitat loss, the need for innovative solutions to sustain vital pollination processes becomes ...

In North America alone, honeybees’ role in pollination enables the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops, including apples, blueberries, melons and broccoli. One student wanted more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington State University is buzzing after researchers created a robotic bee that can fly fully in all directions. Researchers have been trying to develop artificial flying ...

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Researchers at Washington State University have developed a flying robotic bee with potential agricultural applications, such as artificial pollination. The prototype, called the Bee++, can twist, fly ...

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 ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Researchers at East Tennessee State University are searching for answers about medicinal plants with the help of bees, and they’re using robotic flowers in the process. Dr ...