Engineers at West Virginia University have created Stickbug, a six-armed robot designed for precision pollination. Stickbug combines single-agent accuracy with swarm parallelization, allowing each arm to act as an individual agent. The robot uses a holonomic Kiwi drive for navigation, multiple manipulators for pollination, and a detection model to identify specific flowers. Stickbug shows promise for addressing the decline of natural pollinators and ensuring food security.
