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[Melon Husk]

I see it also makes itself necessary by chopping up the real bees.

The design is clean and attractive, since the student is a SCAD industrial design major. I'm an engineer so I'm biased towards function over form

For instance, there's no fucking battery. Perhaps there's a robot beekeepeer who's wired to them to energize these pollinators.


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Why should an autopollinator be avian? Big animals don't mess with pollinating plants because they can't sustain themselves with the flower nectar. Rolling/walking robots don't have this issue. Power some robots with solar power recharge stations so they're self sustaining. Most flowers don't grow in trees. Flying doesn't make sense from an energy standpoint unless we're in microgravity. This is dumb.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

The idea is older than the Black Mirror episode. Jesus guys. Pay attention to some science news once in a while.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

So can we vote to assassinate Trump soon with these?

 

[EmptyCanO'wupass]

Wow, love the design.

 

[Blizzard]

I see it also makes itself necessary by chopping up the real bees.

For instance, there's no fucking battery. Perhaps there's a robot beekeepeer who's wired to them to energize these pollinators.


edit:
Why should an autopollinator be avian? Big animals don't mess with pollinating plants because they can't sustain themselves with the flower nectar. Rolling/walking robots don't have this issue. Power some robots with solar power recharge stations so they're self sustaining. Most flowers don't grow in trees. Flying doesn't make sense from an energy standpoint unless we're in microgravity. This is dumb.

Wow, I didn't even realize there's no battery. Does it say that somewhere? How could they even test whether it flies?

 

[Melon Husk]

Wow, I didn't even realize there's no battery. Does it say that somewhere? How could they even test whether it flies?

How the hell it even locate the flowers? Someone's fluffing their tech article quota.

 

[ElFly]

jesus christ read a book, guys

asimov did a short story about this in the 70s and prolly someone else suggested it before

(that thou are mindful of him)

 

[FallingEdge]

you like jazz?

 

[HiredN00bs]

Viral marketing for Horizon

 

[Count Dookkake]

Should've called it the Drive Bee.

Spoiler

If at least one person gets this, I will be happy.

 

[paskowitz]

I hate to bee that guy, but this idea, problem and proposed solution are nothing new. We are still a long way away from this beeing a reality.

 

[Goldboy]

This is awesome.

 

[Melon Husk]

There's no way to angle this thing. Even if it's not an engineering school, it's unfortunate that they reward designs with zero functionality.

 

[Dryk]

We would need so many of these things to replace bees. I don't even want to think about the cost.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

We would need so many of these things to replace bees. I don't even want to think about the cost.

Bio-engineered bees resistant to mites and a restriction on whatever insecticides are causing CCD is not really hard to do policy wise. Neonics are controversial, but there have been a lot pf back and forth on if these are even an issue. I think more about climate change rather than what is the popular stance. So far, bees aren't really that much in trouble. I do wonder how the wettest season in the southwest will do to counter this, if only temporarily.

 

[televator]

What's all the buzz about?

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

I can't beelieve it!