Programmers are modelling the brain of a bee and using artificial intelligence techniques to produce a robotic bee. Bees are a more complicated project since bees respond to external stimuli and have complex behavior.
http://gigaom.com/data/researchers-using-ai-to-build-robotic-bees/ (http://gigaom.com/data/researchers-using-ai-to-build-robotic-bees/)
Interesting link Frameshift.
It's sure going to be a challenge to make an artificial bee. Wonder if our right leaning bee keepers approve of this use of tax dollars? Maybe a few dollars should be set aside to save the real McCoys.
Quote from: BlueBee on October 01, 2012, 10:37:33 PM
Wonder if our right leaning bee keepers approve of this use of tax dollars?
After they succeed in modelling the brain of a bee, the next step will be to model the brain of a.... oh, I guess that should be in the Coffee House. :evil:
Bluebee, I have a book suggestion for you. "Twilight of the Elites" by Christopher Hayes.