#Biorobotics

Comic strip

Title: Bug ‘N’ Robots
Publication date: October 1st,  2025
Scenario: Julien Serres
Artwork and colors: Juliette Blanchot

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Synopsis

It is 2035, and all satellite constellations for geolocation are operational, from the European Galileo to the American Starlink. Everything is working perfectly in this hyperconnected world of 8G and GPS, with robots going about their business in urban centers, delivering goods or conducting field surveys. Suddenly, the Starlink geolocation service goes down, along with all other satellite constellations. One by one, they stop transmitting signals due to space debris triggering a chain reaction of satellite destruction.

The mobile robots and other autonomous vehicles are lost in the moment, yet they watch the ceaseless dance of flying insects: on the ground, MiMi-Ant the ant; in flight, Honey the honeybee, which looks like an aerial racecar with an aerodynamic canopy shaped like a pair of chic, stylish sunglasses.

The robots’ artificial intelligence (AI) then summons these insects to learn from and exchange information with them, asking how they manage to survive and navigate without human satellite technology—a move that ultimately leads to a happy ending, with the ongoing missions successfully completed. The AI is surprised by the simplicity, frugality, and ingenious solutions embedded in the brains of these small creatures, which initially seemed ridiculous and insignificant to it—or merely destined to plant seeds or produce honey in the service of humanity—but are ultimately perceived as a true source of inspiration for “Green AI.”