http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/10/20/harvard-developing-colony-of-robot-bees/ Jonesing For Robot News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/10/20/harvard-developing-colony-of-robot-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-5230 MJGeese Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:48:31 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3016#comment-5230 Require less power by utilizing wind to carry a climbing insect robot from plant to plant. Beetles are also pollinators- See http://www.nbii.org/portal/community/Communities/Ecological_Topics/Pollinators/Pollinator_Species/Invertebrates/Beetles/ Require less power by utilizing wind to carry a climbing insect robot from plant to plant. Beetles are also pollinators- See http://www.nbii.org/portal/community/Communities/Ecological_Topics/Pollinators/Pollinator_Species/Invertebrates/Beetles/

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/10/20/harvard-developing-colony-of-robot-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-5219 Evan Ackerman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:18:10 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3016#comment-5219 They <em>do</em> have a pollination attachment on their butt, but that I'm gonna have to see to believe. They do have a pollination attachment on their butt, but that I’m gonna have to see to believe.

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/10/20/harvard-developing-colony-of-robot-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-5210 Kouroth Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:17 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3016#comment-5210 Now power supply? Well, bees normally only work during the day so maybe they can be solar powered while out and charge when they get home? Small ultra capacitors might make for good battery backups. The real question though is can they pollinate? Now power supply? Well, bees normally only work during the day so maybe they can be solar powered while out and charge when they get home? Small ultra capacitors might make for good battery backups. The real question though is can they pollinate?

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