Studies of Apis mellifera are used to understand group behavior and robotics.

A. mellifera behavior and movement is studied to understand group behavior, not just in animals, but possibly in ways that could predict human behavior in groups, and also in ways that might be used in robotics. Check out this Georgia Tech video which begins by discussing the waggle dance and then at the very end of this 7 minute youtube video, discusses the connection between bee behavior and robotics. https://youtu.be/bFDGPgXtK-U