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Polybee: Buzz over drones that help with pollination

From robot bees to AI-powered farms, firms are betting on the greenfield agri-food innovation sector in Asia. Sunday Times journalist Tee Zhuo looks at the challenges and speaks to six players.

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December 8, 2019 at 5:00 AM

Robot bees that can fly from flower to flower may sound like the stuff of science fiction. But for local start-up Polybee, this is fast becoming a reality, with tests already being done with a palm-size aerial drone prototype.

The problem that this invention is trying to solve? Pollination, said Polybee founder and chief executive Siddharth Jadhav.

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