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According to
bbc,A study on how the bees smell and see is being studied in a £1m project to produce a simulation of the insect's sensory systems. The simulated bee brain will then be used by a flying robot to help it make decisions about how to navigate safely.
Robots that emerge from the research project could help in search and rescue missions or work on farms mechanically pollinating crops.
The researchers aims to create models of the neural systems in a bee's brain that helps it make sense of what it sees and smells.
The working model of the sensory systems will then be used in a robot to see if it can move around the world with the sophistication of a honey bee.
The big question that might flash in one's mind is "WHY The Honey Bees' Brain ?". Well, one of the reasons is that honey bees are well known for their unerring ability to find their way back to a colony or hive. They are believed to use the position of the sun as a reference point. Another reason can be because honey bee brain is smaller and more accessible than any vertebrate brain.