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[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) writes:
There is talk about robot bees doing pollination
That's another misrepresentation. The military has funded studies of bees
for robotics, but as far as I know (and I've strong ties to this type of
research) they've no interest in developing mechanical pollinators.
They are interested in how bees coordinate activities as a group,
especially the dynamics of foragers searching fields. They are also interested
in how insects fly. They literally want to have a semi-autonomous bunch of
tiny robotic drones for searching, spying, carrying things, retrieving
things, etc. --- NOT pollination.
But when a reporter asks a scientist, could these robots be used to
pollinate crops, and if the scientist says something like, 'well possibly, but it
wouldn't be cost-effective', the story instantly becomes "Scientist says
robotic bees are being developed for crop pollination."
Anytime a reporter starts a sentence with; " could you say ........." and
you say yes, expect to find ....... in quotes as something you said.
Never ever answer the question "could you say" unless you truly agree with
the statement.
Jerry
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