Bumblebees have become an important part of the Internet of things
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According to the publication Business Insider, by 2023, a variety of sensors, lights and other IOT devices will be in consumer and enterprise fields. Will not remain on the sidelines and agriculture — the company intends to use the interconnected sensors to study crop yields and build their cards. Researchers from Washington University announced that a big role in this case will play bumblebees.
The fact that for proper operation of the Internet of things in agriculture it is necessary that the sensors were always on the move and covered the largest possible area. Informed, for dissemination I planned to use tiny drones, but they showed a huge flaw. Their power is barely enough to raise the sensors, so developers can't equip them with a capacious battery. Instead, they used little power sources provide a maximum of 20 minutes of work.
Researchers believe that the best replacement tiny drones — are ordinary bees. They weigh about 113 mg and quite able for several hours to move equipment weighing 102 mg. it is Assumed that in addition to a variety of sensors to insects will be attached to the wireless module and device for determining the location.
The Use of bumblebees will not only create maps and analyse their moisture content and yield, but also tells a lot about the life of insects. Scientists will be able to learn what types of landscape most of all attract them and what plants are often pollinated by them. According to Professor Chiamata Gollakota, so they will be able to carry out two studies at once.
While the insects are preparing to do the job of drones, tiny drones trying to pollinate plants. To collect the pollen they use sticky hairs, but their efficiency is still exposed .
What do you think, will they manage insects properly perform further imposed on them work? Their opinions and concerns, you can write in the comments or at .
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