{"id":4963,"date":"2021-08-28T06:33:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T06:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/28\/another-gift-of-ai-to-the-future-robotic-bees-for-pollination-a-boon-or-bane\/"},"modified":"2021-08-28T06:33:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T06:33:58","slug":"another-gift-of-ai-to-the-future-robotic-bees-for-pollination-a-boon-or-bane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/28\/another-gift-of-ai-to-the-future-robotic-bees-for-pollination-a-boon-or-bane\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Gift of AI to the future, Robotic Bees for pollination: A boon or bane?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Ankit Singh<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.ning.com\/topology\/rest\/1.0\/file\/get\/9484347493?profile=original\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ning.com\/topology\/rest\/1.0\/file\/get\/9484347493?profile=RESIZE_710x\" width=\"710\" class=\"align-center\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to<\/span> Artificial Intelligence what\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all remained confined to our fantasies, dreams, and sci-fi movies is turning into reality! Advances in this domain are awe-inspiring. Moreover, they are proving helpful for start-ups to develop newer and better ways to micro and macro manage all kinds of tasks.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most exciting part is that\u00a0AI offers opportunities for real world problems\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techugo.com\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-technology-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like climate change<\/a>, waste management, assistive surgeries, reducing carbon footprint \u2013 to name a few.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t stop at that! These topics further find more sub-topics and impressive solutions that a wonderfully intelligent tech is bringing to life \u2013 to aid humans, to improve lives!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>What must we know about the RoboBees?<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One such feat is artificial pollination! Yes, you read that right \u2013 artificially intelligent pollinators can help farmers and bees, both in the coming future!<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists and researchers have been working to develop such amazing little mechanical creatures for years now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">With the aim of creating a robotic bee colony and knowing its basic fundamentals, the RoboBee project was launched in 2009 \u2013 to conduct early robotic fly experiments. It was preceded by the DelFly Project, which started in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Flying micro-robotics have been a keen area of interest for researchers for quite some time now. The goals associated with <strong>robotics bees<\/strong> (or micro-robots) are the following:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">mimicking insect flights and rapid wing movement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">to aid pollination artificially<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">surveillance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">successful communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">search and rescue, etc.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">If such pollinators get developed, they would promote pollination and consequently aid the farmers wonderfully too! The only issue is, though we are treading on such a path, we still don\u2019t have models which are practical.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What are the major concerns?<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Any technological advancement, evidently, takes time. Yes, it offers fantastic solutions, but the process is painstakingly difficult too! For instance, micro-robotics have immense potential undoubtedly, but a practically feasible pollinator hasn\u2019t been developed till date.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">There are several factors that come into play \u2013 developing a tiny machine requires a lot of skill, subject expertise and intelligence. After all, it is complex to create a miniature version that is mechanical and incorporates the laws of physics too.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Researchers and engineers developing even smaller versions of a previously developed device can\u2019t consider the predecessor for guidance. But, why? When dealing with a small device, the nature of the forces at play doesn\u2019t remain the same. Hence, building a tiny pollinator though promising, is a Herculean task!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Another hurdle is the viability of artificial pollinators. How would they sustain? How will they get charged or have a power supply? Studies and research are being conducted to find solutions to these problems.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">The third and most important question revolves around making these artificial insects intelligent \u2013 just like the real ones. Yes, AI, ML aim to do the same; but RoboBees are yet to get there. How they will make decisions like wasps, bees and their likes is a tough nut to crack \u2013 as the decision-making bit plays a crucial role in pollinating plants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>In Conclusion<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">We all know bees are mandatory for crops \u2013 they make pollination successful and that\u2019s how plants bear fruit. However, with their decreasing population, environmental concerns are further rising. To take care of such concerns, researchers have developed a robot bee drone that uses GPS, a high-resolution camera, AI, etc. The aim is to \u2013 take care, intelligently and in a modern way!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Clearly, AI won\u2019t fail to impress \u2013 be it today, tomorrow or forever! We must remember to explore the new opportunities and ways to use technology to our advantage without harming the environment. That\u2019s one of the primary reasons for developing mechanical insects like the robotic bees!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With innovation and continuous efforts to their aid,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artificially intelligent tools<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will provide solutions for more complex problems. Thus, we all have a great deal to look forward to and get inspired from!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/xn\/detail\/6448529:BlogPost:1065202\">Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Ankit Singh Thanks to Artificial Intelligence what\u00a0all remained confined to our fantasies, dreams, and sci-fi movies is turning into reality! 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