In North America alone, honeybees’ role in pollination enables the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops, including apples, blueberries, melons and broccoli. One student wanted more ...

Robotic versions of flying insects hold a lot of promise for numerous applications, but controlling their yaw axis while in flight has proven challenging. A new bee robot, however, addresses that ...

Harvard researchers have spent the past five years developing a robotic bee, and while it may never serve as a backup for whatever’s wiping out colonies across the country, it could serve as an ...