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Development of a behavioral trajectory measurement system (Bucket-ANTAM) for organisms moving in a two-dimensional plane

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In this study, we describe the development of a behavioral trajectory measurement system called Bucket-ANTAM to measure the behavior of organisms when moving on a two-dimensional plane. The Bucket-ANTAM system detects the center-of-gravity movement of the target organism through a camera-based image analysis and controls a Dynamixel MX-106 servo motor with an attached omni-wheel to realize the function required to track the organism. We investigated the negative phototaxis of pill bugs (Armadillidium vulgare) using the developed Bucket-ANTAM to evaluate its usefulness. We conducted an experiment in which the pill bugs were reared in a simulated day/night environment using a light source, where the pill bugs were subjected to light stimulation from one direction only. The results of this experiment demonstrated that the pill bugs migrated more quickly under the night-time conditions than under the daytime conditions and that the pill bugs under the night-time conditions were more likely to express negative phototaxis.

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We thank David MacDonald, MSc, from Edanz (https://jp.edanz.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Creative Informatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kazuma Shirai & Kazushi Shimamura

  2. Department of Interdisciplinary Informatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan

    Akihiro Koubara

  3. Graduate School of Engineering Science, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan

    Shunsuke Shigaki

  4. Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan

    Ryusuke Fujisawa

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Shirai, K., Shimamura, K., Koubara, A. et al. Development of a behavioral trajectory measurement system (Bucket-ANTAM) for organisms moving in a two-dimensional plane. Artif Life Robotics 27, 698–705 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-022-00811-5

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