Development of a cricket interaction system utilizing mobile robot for behavioral data collection

This paper describes about a prototype of active interaction experiment system between a cricket and an operated micro mobile robot and measured/collected data in real-time by using the system. The behavior selection of the cricket (Gyllus bimaculatus) is influenced by the experience or the context in living environment. Therefore, we are trying to investigate neuronal mechanisms underlying micro brain of the cricket. For gathering behavioral data, we are developing a control/measurement system for realizing active interaction experiment. The prototype is composed of a micro mobile robot as a physical interaction agent, a camera and a microphone and a computer commands to the micro mobile robot and record the data of video sequence, motion tracking and the audio. Experimental trial using the prototype was done and reported.