Tiny tech could enable wildlife monitoring in miniature

Seeing the world from a large insect's point of view is now possible, thanks to emerging technology from the University of Washington. There, engineers tackled the challenge of creating a fully functional wireless camera that, at roughly half the weight of a paperclip, is light enough for a dar...

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Published in:Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2020-09, Vol.18 (7), p.369-369
Main Author: Murray, Meghan Miner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerometers
Bluetooth
Cameras
DISPATCHES
Frames per second
Insects
New technology
Wildlife
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Summary:Seeing the world from a large insect's point of view is now possible, thanks to emerging technology from the University of Washington. There, engineers tackled the challenge of creating a fully functional wireless camera that, at roughly half the weight of a paperclip, is light enough for a darkling beetle to wear like a backpack. The unit is triggered on and off by an onboard accelerometer to save battery life and streams monochrome live video at a rate of one to five frames per second via Bluetooth. It's the first fully power-autonomous camera of this scale.
ISSN:1540-9295
1540-9309
DOI:10.1002/fee.2246