RoboBee, Biorobotics Lab, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany


Honeybee robot talks to a bee

Published on Sep 21, 2012

This video shows a honeybee (marked with a green box) following the waggle dance of our "RoboBee". For the first time in the history of men and honeybees, a robot is able to "talk to the bees".
 

The honeybee dance: dancer and follower tracked

Published on Sep 21, 2012

The honeybee dance is an intriguingly complex communication behavior that we are investigating at Free University Berlin. The video shows a slow motion recording of a honeybee dancer and a bee following her dance moves.
 

RoboBee on Deutsche Welle TV

Published on Dec 23, 2013

How do bees communicate locations of food sources? Scientists at Freie Universität Berlin have developed a honeybee robot to investigate the dance communication system. This video gives a summary of the project's motivation and current results.
 
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