Towards Robotic Mapping of a Honeybee Comb

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21230%2F24%3A00377580" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21230/24:00377580 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/MARSS61851.2024.10612712" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1109/MARSS61851.2024.10612712</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MARSS61851.2024.10612712" target="_blank" >10.1109/MARSS61851.2024.10612712</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Towards Robotic Mapping of a Honeybee Comb

Original language description

Honeybees are irreplaceable pollinators with a direct impact on the global food supply.Researchers focus on understanding the dynamics of colonies to support their health and growth.In our project “RoboRoyale”, we aim to strengthen the colony through miniature robots interacting with the honeybee queen.To assess the colony's health and the effect of the interactions, it is crucial to monitor the whole honeybee comb and its development.In this work, we introduce key components of a system capable of autonomously evaluating the state of the comb without any disturbance to the living colony.We evaluate several methods for visual mapping of the comb by a moving camera and several algorithms for detecting visible cells between occluding bees.By combining image stitching techniques with open cell detection and their localization, we show that it is possible to capture how the comb evolves over time.Our results lay the foundations for real-time monitoring of a honeybee comb, which could prove essential in honeybee and environmental research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004590" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004590: Robotics and advanced industrial production</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

2024 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales

ISBN

979-8-3503-7680-7

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

"79"-"+"

Publisher name

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Place of publication

Budapešť

Event location

Delft

Event date

Jul 1, 2024

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

001304062700042