The US is trying to prevent a global catastrophe

Walmart, a US hypermarket chain, has patented technology production of bee robots, the main purpose of which will be pollination of plants. In the patent, robotic insects are called “pollinating bees”. Thus, the company plans to solve the problem of annually declining populations of these extremely beneficial insects.





According to experts, if in the coming years the trend does not change, then within 20 years the bees will die out completely. Without natural pollinators, many plant species expect inevitable death, and this will entail the extinction of entire ecosystems.

Robo-bees will have to save the situation. They will be equipped with a whole arsenal of sensors, cameras, sensors and a navigation system that helps them in orientation in space. Bee landing will be planted in a specific area, pollinators will be engaged in their direct duties, flying outside it, and assistant robots, which are also part of the patent, will be engaged in the extermination of parasites and pests in the territory entrusted to them.

The problem of depletion and death of ecosystems is widely covered by many fantastic works and anti-utopias, but such an extraordinary approach to the problem definitely deserves attention. It remains to be hoped that the robots will only become a temporary solution and they will not have to replace completely extinct natural prototypes. In the end, they do not know how to produce honey.