Comment on MIT builds swarms of tiny robotic insect drones that can fly 100 times longer than previous designs

MisterNeon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  But how can techbros get rich from bees? Bees just go and make themselves for free then live for the greater good, the little flying communists.

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• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Even birds are starting to seem acceptable

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  • neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    oh so you think birds aren’t already flying robots? robot bees are just the next step.

    /s obviously

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• MonkeyTown@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’d rather not have robot bees. I’ve seen hated in the nation (black mirror episode).

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  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The MIT engineers agree. They said something to the effect of “If you could make a robotic bee, it wouldn’t replace bees. It would be a terrible idea to try to use them for pollination… Just put that same amount of finding into conservation and researching bees, you would have a much better result.”

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