A team of scientists is working on the creation of a computer model that emulates much of the brain of a honeybee. The European honeybee (Apis mellifera), also known as domestic bee or honey bee, bee species is the most widely distributed in the world. This team, consisting of experts from the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex hopes to develop a kind of "robotic bee brain" that can play to perfection governing systems vision and sense of smell of these insects and use it to command which would be the first autonomous flying robot with the ability to behave autonomously as a bee. Work has already begun, and if successful will be fulfilling one of the greatest challenges of modern science: build a robotic brain capable of complex tasks. Generally, such work has focused on the mammalian brain emulation. But insects also have brains "powerful", including a greater ability to discriminate odors or chemicals present.
According to James Marshall, a computer scientist at the University of Sheffield as part of this task force, "a simulated brain is one of the great challenges of artificial intelligence. So far, many attempts to recreate biological brains have focused on cognitive systems found in humans, monkeys and mice. We have so far neglected the simpler organisms like insects, despite having surprisingly advanced cognitive abilities." Scientists hope to use these flying robots in search and rescue missions, or even mechanical pollination of some crops. This project will also serve to better understand how the brain of Apis mellifera. AI,artificial intelligence,robotic,robotic arm,robotics and automation,robotics kits,robotics technology,Technology
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