Pest and disease detection capability to be added to robotic platform
Pest and disease detection capability to be added to robotic platform
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Pest and disease detection capability to be added to robotic platform
Robobees and building more hives – there's no easy solution to the global decline in bee population numbers and associated problems with pollination. Scientists around the world are seeking a better understanding of bee behaviour and how it can be modified. Their efforts involve using micro robotics to pamper the Queen bee and to improve the insect environment. A mix of the sophisticated and the very simple.
Arugga, a company based in Kfar Monash, central Israel, has developed an autonomous robot that will pollinate crops instead of bumblebees.