| We need to design tiny robotic bees, which can mimic | | | | us divide them or move them to agricultural areas |
| real insect bees. By doing this bee keepers can help | | | | where we can co-exist. They help us pollinate and |
| remove killer bee populations from city dwelling where | | | | continue to enhance our crop yields by as much as |
| they might attack people. Although some would say | | | | 40-60% and we allow them to live in peace and make |
| this is far-fetched, we are not that far off in | | | | honey and grow. |
| understanding the bee population or their queen bee | | | | A tiny honeybee robot will be able to coax a hive to |
| migrations. By developing tiny insect like Queen Bees | | | | swarm away from middle class neighborhoods, |
| which the bees will follow we can help divide hives and | | | | playgrounds and schools to a more suitable area |
| steer bees into areas where they can help us with our | | | | where they can grow and help growth of agricultural |
| crop yields without killing little kids, pets and even adults. | | | | products and vegetation. We need to work together; |
| African Killer Bees have migrated and are now in | | | | the bees and us. We are nearly there with the |
| many western states and they have introduced | | | | technology we need to make this all a reality, we have |
| themselves into the American Honey Bee populations | | | | been studying honey bees for thousands of years and |
| which are mostly non aggressive. There have been | | | | they have one heck of an evolutionary track record; |
| many attacks in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and | | | | some say 400 million years. They can teach us a lot |
| California. It is not uncommon for them to swarm onto | | | | and we can live in peace without killer bee attacks, just |
| a small pet or human being when agitated. | | | | because you wore something yellow in the wrong |
| A small mini swarm of social robotic bees might | | | | place at the wrong time. Think on this. |
| change the behavior of these bee populations or help | | | | |