Robots have been something scientists have been talking about for years with the present being a very big advancement in research. Harvard has made a “robobee” prototype that hasn't been perfected yet. While they are still an estimated 10 years away from a successful bunch, the robobees would function much like regular bees with the ability to pollinate whole crops, communicate, and make simple-decisions. This would be the ideal solution to the slow extinction of bees but even the scientists that are in the process of making the robotic bees have doubts, “We do not see robotic pollination as a wise or viable long-term solution to Colony Collapse Disorder. If robots were used for pollination, it would only be as a stop-gap measure while a solution
