International Journal of Robotics Research 32(1) 35-55 2013年1月 [査読有り]
In this work we investigate spatial collective decision-making in a swarm of microrobots, inspired by the thermotactic aggregation behavior of honeybees. The sensing and navigation capabilities of these robots are intentionally limited; no digital...
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175(5) 775-783 2012年10月 [査読有り]
Information related to the growth of fine roots is important for understanding C allocation in trees and the mechanisms of C cycling in ecosystems. Observations using a camera or scanner embedded in the soil enabled us to obtain continuous images ...
Journal of Experimental Biology 215(10) 1633-1641 2012年5月 [査読有り]
A honeybee informs her nestmates about the location of a profitable food source that she has visited by means of a waggle dance: a round dance and a figure-of-eight dance for a short- and long-distance food source, respectively. Consequently, the ...
International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology, ICETET 36-39 2012年 [査読有り]
Social insects interact extensively with their mates. To reveal the mechanism of their sociality, it is important to observe the behavior of each individual in a colony and to analyze their social contexts. Recently, digital video cameras have bec...