New AI-based system tracks animal movements

Researchers from Harvard University have introduced a new behavioral monitoring system called CAPTURE. She

combines monitoring and deep learning to track 3D animal movements.

In a study by lead author Jesse Marshall,graduate student in the Department of Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and senior author Bens Olvecchi, professor in the Department of Evolutionary Biology, they attached special markers to the head, torso and limbs of rats and used CAPTURE to record their natural behavior for several weeks.

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Other models have kinematic tracking withhigh resolution is limited to short sessions in cramped conditions, which limits researchers' ability to study animals. To address this problem, the researchers developed a model that combines motion capture and deep learning to continuously track 3D kinematics of the head, trunk, and limbs.

Tracking the natural behavior of rodents will help understand their lifestyle. Scientists will also be able to understand how to avoid contracting the diseases they carry.

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