These studies are the latest in a significant body of research by Porfiri and collaborators utilizing robots,
specifically robotic fish, to impact collective animal behavior.
Not exact matches
Specifically, in [12], it is shown that zebrafish responds differentially to variation in aspect ratio and color in the
robotic fish; in [13], it is demonstrated that zebrafish shoals prefer such a
robotic fish to an empty compartment; in [14], it is demonstrated that an interactive robot, whose tail - beat frequency responds to
fish position, is able to induce preference among single organisms; and in [17], it is shown that the
robotic fish is able to simultaneously attract shoals of zebrafish while repelling shoals of mosquitofish that would otherwise display aggressive behavior.
Specifically, we change the speed of the
robotic fish by varying the tail - beat frequency of the
robotic fish, while keeping the tail beat amplitude constant.
Specifically, undulations of the
robotic fish and six additional golden shiner were analyzed using ProAnalyst (Xcitex Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA) motion tracking system.
Specifically, in this series of works it is demonstrated that the behavioral response of zebrafish individuals and small shoals varies as the aspect ratio, color pattern, and tail - beat frequency of a
robotic fish is changed.
Specifically, the following predictions are expected to be met: i)
fish attraction toward the
robotic fish should vary as the visual cues offered by the
robotic fish are varied, in agreement with similar observations for zebrafish in [35]--[37]; ii)
fish attraction should vary as a function of the
robotic fish tail - beat frequency, as suggested in [60] and observed in [20]; and iii) the highest attraction should be reached when both visual and flow cues from the live
fish are simultaneously integrated in the
robotic fish prototype.
Specifically,
fish consistently preferred to follow the Gray robot rather than its red replica, spending a larger amount of time in the focal region behind the
robotic fish (from the Top view) and in the middle of the water column (from the Side view).
Specifically, the center of mass of the
robotic fish was placed in the middle of the water column, that is, seven cm from both the water surface and the bottom of the water tunnel, and it was positioned 50 cm from both left and right honeycombs.
Specifically, for each experimental trial, the time spent by
fish swimming in the middle of the test tank and in compartments B1, B2, B3, and B4 was the dependent variable and the
robotic fish color was the independent variable.
Specifically, the tail - beat frequency of the
robotic fish was varied from 0 Hz to 2 Hz, 3 Hz, and 4 Hz.