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Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow

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Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow

The buzzy industry of robotic pollinators is setting its sights on indoor farms for urban – and extraterrestrial – environments

Scientific American,

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Vertical farms use robotic bees to pollinate crops, and researchers even plan to send them into space.  

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Molly Glick is a freelance science journalist based in New York City. Her writing has appeared in Scientific American, InverseDiscover, Popular Science and other publications.