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Quadrotor Identification through the Cooperative Particle Swarm Optimization-Cuckoo Search Approach.

Computational intelligence and neuroscience
This paper explores the model parameters estimation of a quadrotor UAV by exploiting the cooperative particle swarm optimization-cuckoo search (PSO-CS). The PSO-CS regulates the convergence velocity benefiting from the capabilities of social thinking...

Photomorphogenesis for robot self-assembly: adaptivity, collective decision-making, and self-repair.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Self-assembly in biology is an inspiration for engineered large-scale multi-modular systems with desirable characteristics, such as robustness, scalability, and adaptivity. Previous works have shown that simple mobile robots can be used to emulate an...

Termite population size estimation based on termite tunnel patterns using a convolutional neural network.

Mathematical biosciences
Subterranean termites live in large colonies under the ground where they build an elaborate network of tunnels for foraging. In this study, we explored how the termite population size can be estimated using partial information on tunnel patterns. To ...

Q&A: Understanding the composition of behavior.

BMC biology
Understanding the brain requires understanding behavior. New machine vision and learning techniques are poised to revolutionize our ability to analyze behaviors exhibited by animals in the laboratory. Here we describe one such method, Motion Sequenci...

A force-measuring and behaviour-recording system consisting of 24 individual 3D force plates for the study of single limb forces in climbing animals on a quasi-cylindrical tower.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
This study describes the design of a new force measuring array with a quasi-cylindrical surface for measuring the 3D ground reaction forces of animals climbing on a surface with high curvature. This force-measuring array was assembled from 24 individ...

Real-time analysis of the behaviour of groups of mice via a depth-sensing camera and machine learning.

Nature biomedical engineering
Preclinical studies of psychiatric disorders use animal models to investigate the impact of environmental factors or genetic mutations on complex traits such as decision-making and social interactions. Here, we introduce a method for the real-time an...

Self-supervised learning of the biologically-inspired obstacle avoidance of hexapod walking robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
In this paper, we propose an integrated biologically inspired visual collision avoidance approach that is deployed on a real hexapod walking robot. The proposed approach is based on the Lobula giant movement detector (LGMD), a neural network for loom...

A Transition Control Mechanism for Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm.

Computational intelligence and neuroscience
Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm inspired by the complex search and foraging behaviors of real honey bees is one of the most promising implementations of the Swarm Intelligence- (SI-) based optimization algorithms. Due to its robust and phase-di...

Robust mouse tracking in complex environments using neural networks.

Communications biology
The ability to track animals accurately is critical for behavioral experiments. For video-based assays, this is often accomplished by manipulating environmental conditions to increase contrast between the animal and the background in order to achieve...

A bio-inspired sighted robot chases like a hoverfly.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Here we present a novel bio-inspired visual processing system, which enables a robot to locate and follow a target, using an artificial compound eye called CurvACE. This visual sensor actively scanned the environment at an imposed frequency (50 Hz) w...