EPISODE · Mar 19, 2025 · 2 MIN
Farm Week: Robots And Soap Bubbles Might Help Pollinate Crops
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
This week we’re replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes. In this episode from June 2020, scientists at Washington State University are testing out a robotic system that might give us another way to pollinate as we try to help bees get their buzz back. Plus: researchers in Japan are testing out a pollination system using soap bubbles, like the ones kids like to create and pop.Robotic crop pollination awarded $1 million grant (Washington State University)Blowing bubbles: Soapy spheres pop pollen on fruit trees (BBC)Want to help something grow? Back Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon!
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes. In this episode from June 2020, scientists at Washington State University are testing out a robotic system that might give us another way to pollinate as we try to help bees get their buzz back. Plus: researchers in Japan are testing out a pollination system using soap bubbles, like the ones kids like to create and pop.Robotic crop pollination awarded $1 million grant (Washington State University)Blowing bubbles: Soapy spheres pop pollen on fruit trees (BBC)Want to help something grow? Back Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon!
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