Robo Bees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineering, Computer Science Challenges Science Nation
It started with a TV show, Silence of the Bees, about honeybee populations in steep decline. At Harvard University, electrical engineers Rob Wood and GuYeon Wei, and computer scientist Radhika Nagpal saw a challenge. And, so began the creation of the RoboBee, a miniature flying robot, inspired by the biology of a bee and the insect s hive behavior. With support from the National Science Foundation and a program called Expeditions in Computing, Wood put together a diverse team of collaborators to get th
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