1. Klint Finley

    A bee

    George Dvorsky writes:

    A new project has been announced in which scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are hoping to create the first accurate computer simulation of a honey bee brain — and then upload it into an autonomous flying robot.

    This is obviously a huge win for science — but it could also save the world. The researchers hope a robotic insect could supplement or replace the shrinking population of honey bees that pollinate essential plant life.

    io9: New project aims to upload a honey bee’s brain into a flying insectobot by 2015

    Previously: Can You Imagine a Future Where London Police Bees Conduct Genetic Surveillance?

    Photo by Steve Jurvetson / CC

    1. notyourboyfriendoranythin-blog reblogged this from technoccult and added:
      Hopefully the robot doesn’t die with the first sting
    2. bwansen reblogged this from elfboi and added:
      Yep, without a head, feeding can be troublesome.
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      An insect’s nervous system is radically different from that of a vertebrate. Their brains are rather small, but they...
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      Like trains of cars on tracks of plush I hear the level bee: A jar across the flowers goes, Their velvet masonry...
    13. halphillips reblogged this from technoccult and added:
      creating robot bees cannot possibly be a good idea.
    14. professortseng reblogged this from technoccult and added:
      holy shit
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