High-tech in the beehive: The smart honeycomb with robotic elements can control the temperature and monitor the health of the insects. Photo. Uni Graz/Artificial Life Lab/Project Hiveopolis
High-tech in the beehive: The smart honeycomb with robotic elements can control the temperature and monitor the health of the insects. Photo. Uni Graz/Artificial Life Lab/Project Hiveopolis - Smart heating saves bees from cold death Up to a third of bee colonies worldwide die over the winter, often due to excessively low temperatures. In cooperation with the Swiss École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the team of the Artificial Life Lab at the University of Graz has developed a high-tech honeycomb that can monitor the animals during the cold season and regulate the heat supply in the hive. In addition, the invention, which can be controlled from the outside, provides previously impossible insights into the insects' behavior. The initial research results have just been published in the scientific journal Science Robotics. Opening the hive in winter to observe the animals or check on their well-being would be fatal.
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