BugBox: Insect Tracking and Fluorescent Imaging Instrument
A dedicated instrument for simultaneous time-lapse IR and fluorescent imaging of insects
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Monitor laboratory experiments on ants or other insects right in a laboratory settings
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Track individual insects using proprpietary tags and computer vision
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Infra-Red imaging for tracking is invisible to many species
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Add fluorescent imaging in one or multiple colors (via multiple camera, lighting and filter combinations)
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Align images from multiple cameras to a single multi-channel image
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Export results as single images, movies and text files with the location of individual insects at every frame
An example of the output from BugBox
Ants are tagged and imaged using an Infra-Red camera (shown in false blue color).
The tagged are analyzed and position and orientation of individual ants is inferred (shown in red).
Fluorescent imaging is overlayed in green color.
BugBox software
Start experiment and analyze in real time or reanalize offline.
Show the results during analysis.
BugBox light proof box
Full length door for easy access
Adjustable heights for lights and cameras separetly
Glass experiment shelf. Customizeable size.
Automatic calibration
Use the included pattern to automatically align and calibrate multiple cameras
Achieve uniform lighting
Merge fluorescent measurements with full color imaging in any camera space
Merge output
Create merged output showing fluorescent imaging in one color and visual tracking in another color
Intelligent lighting
Use white or infra-red light for tracking to simulate day or night
Use green or blue excitation light with a matching emission filter for fluorescent imaging
Track using barcode tags
Track tags as small as 1mm²
Track position and orientation
Use standard ArUco tags, even in real time
