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# Robotic Bee Spoofs
Greenpeace Envisions a New World Full of Robotic 'Newbees'

By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-05-06 | Eco
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newbees
References: [creativecriminals](http://creativecriminals.com/greenpeace/newbees) & [robobees.info](http://robobees.info/)

With this video, Greenpeace presents 'NewBees,' a stronger, more efficient and high-tech species of robotic bees. The parody envisions a world where bees as we know them have died out and replaced with NewBees. Just like honeybees, NewBees play huge roles in agriculture and they are required to do a lot of different tasks. Greenpeace envisions that the bees would be solar-powered, hardly need any down time and be able to take down predators with ease.

Near the end of the video, Greenpeace encourages viewers to do a search for "robot bees" online, which brings up several real world projects that are very similar to NewBees. Greenpeace has also set up [Robobees.info](http://robobees.info/), where it remarks: "Robobees? This is not our vision for the future of agriculture."

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.3/10
- Popularity: 35% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Robotic Bees:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced robotic bees to replace the declining bee population in agriculture.
- **Solar-powered Bees:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create self-sustaining robotic bees powered by solar energy, reducing the need for downtime and increasing efficiency.
- **Predator Defense Bees:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design robotic bees capable of combating predators, ensuring the safety and productivity of agricultural environments.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Agriculture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate robotic bees into farming practices to revolutionize crop pollination and increase agricultural yields.
- **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop technologies for harnessing solar power to sustain the energy requirements of robotic bees in various industries.
- **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine AI and robotics to enhance the capabilities of robotic bees, enabling autonomous decision-making and adaptive behavior.

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