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Biotracking
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Head: Manuela Veloso
Contact: Manuela Veloso
Mailing address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Associated lab(s) / group(s):
 MultiRobot Lab
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Overview
We are investigating algorithms for automatically tracking and modeling the behavior of multiagent systems. We have selected social insects as research subjects because they can be observed in a laboratory environment and they provide a rich source of data for testing our algorithms.

Our goals are

  • new multiagent science: our observing technologies will provide a wealth of data for testing and developing multiagent observation algorithms. We envision a multiagent system (multiple cameras and computers) observing multiagent systems (insects, people).

  • new biological science: we can use the technologies developed in our lab to substantially advance the state of knowledge of social insect behavior.
To accomplish these goals we are conducting long-term observation of captive ant colonies in our lab, and in collaboration with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

The Robotics Institute is part of the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
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