Student designs self-driving beehive rover to pollinate fragmented urban green spaces
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Nicolas Nielsen, a student at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, designed Hyve — a self-driving autonomous rover that functions as a mobile beehive. The project aims to bring pollination to fragmented green spaces in cities where urban development has interrupted natural ecological routes. Hyve was a finalist for the 2026 Rimowa Design Prize.
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