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RoboBees to the Rescue

Could tiny drones be the pollinators of the future?

Aired 09/16/2013 | Rating NR

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RoboBees to the Rescue

Clip: Season 40 Episode 19 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Could tiny drones be the pollinators of the future?

Could tiny drones be the pollinators of the future? Credits Animated and Narrated by Anna Rothschild Cinematography by Steve McCarthy Original Footage ©WGBH Educational Foundation 2013 Additional Footage Courtesy Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering SLOW MOTION: Flying Hoverfly ©iStockphoto/Schroptschop

Aired 09/16/2013 | Rating NR

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