Researchers believe that machines, acting collectively, can accomplish tasks that are difficult for individual robots.

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released their designs for a robotic bee that could artificially ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

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 ...

MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a paperclip, these robotic bees can remain airborne for nearly 17 minutes, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bees are extremely adept at communicating, even though their brains ...

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 ...

Walmart has filed a patent for robot bees that could be used to pollinate crops — suggesting that the discount retail giant could be branching out into farming. The “autonomous robotic bees” would act ...

Bees have been in trouble for awhile now - and that means trouble for everyone else. Scientists have been studying a worrying phenomenon called colony collapse disorder for more than a decade, after ...

Harvard researchers recently got a $10 million grant to create a colony of flying robotic bees, or RoboBees to among other things, spur innovation in ultra-low-power computing and electronic “smart” ...

Last week, I discussed a movement now afoot -- one that my wife, Gena, and I support -- calling for the ban of certain agricultural insecticides known as neonicotinoids that scientific review has ...