The problem with robobees

Alan Dorin

The problem with robobees

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Abstract

Despite the best intentions of engineers and technologists, the trillions of micro aerial vehicles required to do the job of bees and other pollinators would be an ecological disaster

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10-11
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Biologist
Volume	67
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 4 Dec 2020

Keywords

pollination technology
bees
Crop production

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