October 2024 PMID 39413166

Autonomous tracking of honey bee behaviors over long-term periods with cooperating robots.

Jiří Ulrich, Martin Stefanec, Fatemeh Rekabi-Bana, Laurenz Alexander Fedotoff, Tomáš Rouček, Bilal Yağız Gündeğer, Mahmood Saadat, Jan Blaha, Jiří Janota, Daniel Nicolas Hofstadler, Kristina Žampachů, Erhan Ege Keyvan, Babür Erdem, Erol Şahin, Hande Alemdar

Mentions

87
Peak: 60 in Oct 2024
across 5 sources since Oct 2024

Extended reach

9,382,721
potential audience

Total likes

406

Video views

71,549

Mentions per month

Oct 2024 – May 2025

Where it's discussed

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  • YouTube11 videos
  • Facebook3 posts
  • Reddit2 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The analysis reflects widespread positive sentiment, with posts like 'absolutely thrilled' and 'so proud' indicating strong agreement and high interest. The tone varies from celebratory statements about the robot being featured in a top journal to technical mentions of behavioral detection, demonstrating both engagement and perception of significant impact on environmental science and robotics.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions express strong support or excitement about the technological advancements and their significance, indicating broad agreement on the importance of the research.

InterestHigh interest

The enthusiasm in multiple posts, especially those highlighting the robot's capabilities and publication in a prominent journal, shows high interest.

EngagementModerate engagement

The mentions of attending talks, personal involvement in projects, and sharing of detailed outcomes suggest moderate to deep engagement with the subject.

ImpactHigh impact

The emphasis on the potential applications for conservation and the recognition of the project's breakthrough status reflect perceived high impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The integration of digital and mechatronic methods with AI allows for transformative research in behavioral science, particularly studying honey bee colonies.
  • A robotic system was developed for continuous observation of the queen bee and her interactions, capturing extensive behavioral data over 30 days.
  • This technology not only enhances our understanding of honey bee self-regulation but also has potential applications for studying other social insects and ecosystems, which is crucial for environmental protection and restoration efforts.

Top posts

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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/4H7NWpkRG2 https://t.co/H6nOP8tWfo

Oct 23, 2024 · 93 likes · 20 shares · 4,511,148 followers View post →
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/4H7NWpkRG2 https://t.co/gidUyOZiGP

Oct 21, 2024 · 87 likes · 17 shares · 4,511,148 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform #autonomous, long-term monitoring of #honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/KmJxiqFDrM @artlifegraz @ArvinFarshad https://t.co/f16wYP3fXD

Oct 18, 2024 · 43 likes · 7 shares · 27,629 followers View post →
Farshad Arvin
@ArvinFarshad · X

Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Science Robotics and is even featured on the cover! So proud of the whole team!

Oct 16, 2024 · 39 likes · 5 shares · 549 followers View post →
Niko McCarty.
@NikoMcCarty · X

Paper here: https://t.co/sSCzSGtiNy

Oct 18, 2024 · 14 likes · 41,124 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

A new study in Science #Robotics describes AROBA, a robotic system with moving cameras that can #autonomously track queen and worker #honeybee behaviors within a hive. https://t.co/KmJxiqFDrM @UniGraz @SwaCILab https://t.co/MzKm0tDk5j

Oct 21, 2024 · 10 likes · 1 share · 27,629 followers View post →

All mentions

Mazen Bahaidarah-مازن باحيدرة
@MBahaidarah · X

RT @ArvinFarshad: Gave a talk at CBKA on 28 April about our @EU_RoboRoyale project @durham_uni and our @SciRobotics paper. And, today, I go…

May 12, 2025 · 1 share · 7 followers View post →
Farshad Arvin
@ArvinFarshad · X

Gave a talk at CBKA on 28 April about our @EU_RoboRoyale project @durham_uni and our @SciRobotics paper. And, today, I got my first hands-on experience inside a real hive

May 12, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 share · 549 followers View post →
mohamed zubair
@zubeyr · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 642 followers View post →
RadicalPraeteritio
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 2,073 followers View post →
Shapley Fürskyn
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 219 followers View post →
Sudripta Das
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 59 followers View post →
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 20 followers View post →
Químics de Catalunya
@quimics · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 1,242 followers View post →
IConf
@ICONF_PTE_LTD · X

RT @ScienceMagazine: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors wit…

Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 14 followers View post →
Oliver Lopez-Corona (Tecozcacuauhtli)
@otrasenda_AC · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 2,062 followers View post →
Andreas Eligium
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 11,742 followers View post →
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 1,587 followers View post →
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Oct 24, 2024 · 20 shares · 1,745 followers View post →
CoolAssFNWizard
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 106 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 396 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 10 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 2,526 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 3,193 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 20 shares · 3,311 followers View post →
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/4H7NWpkRG2 https://t.co/H6nOP8tWfo

Oct 23, 2024 · 93 likes · 20 shares · 4,511,148 followers View post →
Roye Jacob Skornik
@GradientRobotic · X

RT @ScienceMagazine: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors wit…

Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 60 followers View post →
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 402 followers View post →
Eder Andrés
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 886 followers View post →
Judith Hible
@JudyHible · X

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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 796 followers View post →
David Garzón Ramos
@dgarzonramos · X

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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 511 followers View post →
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 344 followers View post →
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,097 followers View post →
Yazeth
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 339 followers View post →
Víctor H. Uc
@vicuc30 · X

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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 766 followers View post →
Bryan Olguin
@bryanolguinlara · X

RT @ScienceMagazine: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors wit…

Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 886 followers View post →
Katharina Pistor
@KatharinaPistor · X

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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,475 followers View post →
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@MrPeepos · X

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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 299 followers View post →
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,392 followers View post →
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Oct 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 3,828 followers View post →
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform autonomous, long-term monitoring of honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/4H7NWpkRG2 https://t.co/gidUyOZiGP

Oct 21, 2024 · 87 likes · 17 shares · 4,511,148 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

A new study in Science #Robotics describes AROBA, a robotic system with moving cameras that can #autonomously track queen and worker #honeybee behaviors within a hive. https://t.co/KmJxiqFDrM @UniGraz @SwaCILab https://t.co/MzKm0tDk5j

Oct 21, 2024 · 10 likes · 1 share · 27,629 followers View post →
Muhammad Rizwan
@MuhammadRizwanj · X

RT @britishbee: "The system was capable of detecting key behavioral characteristics of the queen, the worker bees, and the brood and could…

Oct 19, 2024 · 1 share · 79 followers View post →
Andrew
@asdesilva · X

RT @SciRobotics: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform #autonomous, long-term monitoring of #honeybee behaviors withi…

Oct 18, 2024 · 7 shares · 166 followers View post →
holzfigure
@holzfigure · X

RT @SciRobotics: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform #autonomous, long-term monitoring of #honeybee behaviors withi…

Oct 18, 2024 · 7 shares · 157 followers View post →
Paul Quibell-smith
@QuibellPaul · X

Autonomous tracking of honey bee behaviors over long-term periods with cooperating robots https://t.co/IJ8uhzhhw9

Oct 18, 2024 · 125,286 followers View post →
Hande Alemdar
@handealemdar · X

RT @SciRobotics: Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform #autonomous, long-term monitoring of #honeybee behaviors withi…

Oct 18, 2024 · 7 shares · 506 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

Scientists have developed a robotic system that can perform #autonomous, long-term monitoring of #honeybee behaviors within a colony. Read more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/KmJxiqFDrM @artlifegraz @ArvinFarshad https://t.co/f16wYP3fXD

Oct 18, 2024 · 43 likes · 7 shares · 27,629 followers View post →
Niko McCarty.
@NikoMcCarty · X

Paper here: https://t.co/sSCzSGtiNy

Oct 18, 2024 · 14 likes · 41,124 followers View post →
BBKA
@britishbee · X

"The system was capable of detecting key behavioral characteristics of the queen, the worker bees, and the brood and could potentially be crucial in developing strategies for the protection of the species." https://t.co/tf14qAGPsd

Oct 18, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 16,567 followers View post →
JGSC API
@german_api · X

Autonomous tracking of honey bee behaviors over long-term periods with cooperating robots | Science Robotics https://t.co/OFuxJlLXyU

Oct 17, 2024 · 246 followers View post →
David Garzón Ramos
@dgarzonramos · X

RT @ArvinFarshad: Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Sci…

Oct 17, 2024 · 5 shares · 511 followers View post →
Roderich Gross
@RoderichGross · X

RT @ArvinFarshad: Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Sci…

Oct 17, 2024 · 5 shares · 241 followers View post →
Matouš Pikous
@MatousPikous · X

RT @ctu_cs:

Oct 17, 2024 · 1 share · 567 followers View post →
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Sensorbees
@sensorbees · X

RT @ArvinFarshad: Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Sci…

Oct 16, 2024 · 5 shares · 12 followers View post →
Robocoenosis
@robocoenosis · X

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Oct 16, 2024 · 5 shares · 362 followers View post →
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@MontesdeOcaMA · X

RT @ArvinFarshad: Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Sci…

Oct 16, 2024 · 5 shares · 262 followers View post →
M. Efe Tiryaki
@EfeTiryaki1 · X

@EU_RoboRoyale ne zaman Science Robotic’te basılacak diye bekliyordum, sonunda çıkmış. Sanirim @MetuRomer’in de ilk Science Robotic makalesi, siftah sayilir. Ali Emre, @lorenihas hoca ve katkısı olan diğer araştırmacı tebrik ederim. https://t.co/NPW90mxDNW

Oct 16, 2024 · 4 likes · 299 followers View post →
Farshad Arvin
@ArvinFarshad · X

Absolutely thrilled to announce that our robot @comp_sci_durham from the @EU_RoboRoyale project has been published in Science Robotics and is even featured on the cover! So proud of the whole team!

Oct 16, 2024 · 39 likes · 5 shares · 549 followers View post →