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Fleets of drones could pollinate future crops

A forgotten, failed experiment sent a robot airborne

illustration of a pollinator drone in action

ALL ABUZZ  Flitting drones (illustrated above) might one day help bees and other insects pollinate flowers and crops, according to chemist Eijiro Miyako.

Eijiro Miyako

By Elizabeth Eaton

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