Hello Brian & All, Not sure of the purpose of the Harvard research. Grant was for 4 million dollars and according to reports was not tax payer money. We discussed at length awhile back and in archives. bob the question is could they even make honey? http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/02/26/147446679/robotic-bees-one-step-closer-to-reality *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm