Robotic pollinator could decrease reliance Teach on bees

WSU researchers are creating a robotic pollination system to stabilize the pollination process and decrease farmers’ dependence on bees.
The engineering and horticulture science departments will collaborate to develop an artificial pollination system that is more precise, said Matthew Whiting, professor at the Department of Horticulture Research and Extension Center.
‘We hope to identify flowers receptive to artificial pollination, develop a vision system with various cameras [to] find those flowers and then direct a robotic arm [to] pollinate the flowers,’ Whiting said.