TRAINING UNIT

Project description:

Development and construction of a prototype for investigating the swarm behaviour of bees (subsequent production of 6 experimental constructions).

A light polystyrene cube floats on an air cushion, steered by capillary tubes which can be moved via the air movements of a bee. The movements can be transferred into a 2D graph by infrared measurements via an interface. The movement patterns of the bees thus show how they react to environmental factors, how they learn about the presence of landmarks and how they move towards them. It was possible for the first time to register their brain activity during such navigation activities.

Commissioned by:

FU-Berlin, Neurobiology

Year:

2007/2008

Project details:

Dimensions:
250 x 150 x 150 mm

Services:
development, prototype construction
turning, fitting
infrared measurement, electronic cabling
flow test work