Comments on: Into the Future: Robotic Bees

By: Owl

Owl — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:36:09 +0000

I couldn’t agree more…with the other comments that is! What a ludicrous project to spend ridiculous amounts of money to replace (not to mention that impossibility) the honey bee and not realize that their demise will herald the imminent danger of humans following them! I am forever stunned by the arrogance of mankind and this article is about yet another classic example. As a Christian, I have to wonder what will happen when they are asked for an accounting of their contribution to humanity when they reach their reward.

By: JA Reynolds

JA Reynolds — Sat, 30 May 2015 19:18:48 +0000

Just reviewed the article about ROBOTIC-Bees… Scary! Bad enough that the GMO crops/Spraying are the reason we HAVE the decline issue with the bees….. at least we KNOW when there is a concern with LIVE BEES as they tell us by DYING when there is a problem with our FOOD SOURCE……. can you say MONSANTO??!! Don’t believe me? Google it and what FRANCE did when they were faced with the SAME issues with BAYER and the Pesticide/GMO problems… Over TEN years ago… Sorry thing is our CONGRESS is funded by MONSANTO and the FDA is full of Ex-Monsanto staff….. follow the money people…sad! Share if you Care!!!

By: DBrislin

DBrislin — Fri, 29 May 2015 22:52:58 +0000

Robotic bees, what’s the next thing we replace in nature. Instead of taking care of our environment, we are spending millions of dollars finding ways to survive after we destroy in. We need a healthier world not a robotic world. Shame on those that worked on this project, you are just pretreating our demise. Our planet and the beings that live on it are not disposable.

By: Rattlerjake

Rattlerjake — Fri, 29 May 2015 01:25:43 +0000

In reply to Mona Miller. None of that will matter if we don't do something to get rid of GMO plants. The insecticide genes that are put in any flowering plant will be found in every part of the plant, including the pollen and nectar. Bees do not know that these plants contain insect poison and carry it back to the hive which helps to wipe out the entire hive!

By: Rattlerjake

Rattlerjake — Fri, 29 May 2015 01:17:02 +0000

In reply to Larry Baumgart. What honey? What propolis? What royal jelly? What beeswax candles? Say goodbye to all of it because none of these will be made without the honeybee. Beeswax is produced by a honeybee's body. Nectar must be consumed and regurgitated to form honey and bees formulate royal jelly. The only thing that the robotic bees will do is pollinate. The only PERFECT food will cease to exist, man may be able to duplicate the flavor and odor, but he cannot replicate real raw honey!

By: Tom Miller

Tom Miller — Thu, 28 May 2015 22:57:53 +0000

I suspect the purpose of the robotic bee is to solely pollinate. I can’t imagine it would be able to collect, consolidate and process nectar into honey.

And expect a beeswax shortage.

The power issue could be handled by solar cells. It could be programmed to park itself at a certain diminishing light output, and reactivate the following day.

As for spying, I’ll bet a badminton racket might get its attention.

By: MIchael Morris

MIchael Morris — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:28:01 +0000

Absolutely maddening! It does nothing to address the problems we are creating, and we (and bees) are facing.

By: Christian Avalon

Christian Avalon — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 03:00:37 +0000

If we don’t have the bee problem resolved in 10 years, these are not going to save us. Consider how long our tech is in use before it actually functions without restarts. Every electromagnetic field produced by power poles with interfere with this delicate construction, even if they can manage to power it by the sun.

By: Victoriaellen

Victoriaellen — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:54:06 +0000

I hope to God we never have to use RoboBees.

By: Mona Miller

Mona Miller — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:58:42 +0000

How do I feel about robotic bees? They are machines, eventually these machines will do their job. But, I cannot relate to them like I would relate to a living insect. I love watching bees pollinate. If you want to help bees, search for the Xerces Society, Pollinator Program. Basically, Xerces is asking people and other organizations to plant more pollinator friendly plants into the landscape. And, to refrain from using pesticides and herbicides.