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  • Robot Bees Invented to Provide Pollination as Honeybees Disappear

    08/05/2014 1:43:03 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 27 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | August 5, 2014 - 11:11 AM | Kelly Lawyer
    With honeybees on the decline because of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and Varroa mites, a virus-transmitting parasite, Harvard engineering and applied sciences professor, Robert Wood invented Robobees, bee-size robots “inspired by the biology of a bee and the insect’s hive behavior.” […] Despite the hype surrounding these amazing robobees, before farmers go out and try to buy them, they should note that researchers anticipate robobees won’t be functional for at least another 20 years. …
  • Google chief urges action to regulate mini-drones

    04/14/2013 3:15:35 PM PDT · by Errant · 51 replies
    BBC News ^ | 13 April, 2013
    <p>Drones like the one pictured are being used to detect poachers in the Indian state of Assam - one of the many non-military uses for such aircraft.</p> <p>The influential head of Google, Eric Schmidt, has called for civilian drone technology to be regulated, warning about privacy and security concerns.</p>