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| DOI: 10.4236/oje.2012.22006 |
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| Open journal of ecology 2, 2 (2012) 49-57 |
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| Robots in ecology: welcome to the machine |
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| David Grémillet 1, 2William Puech 3 |
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| Robots have primarily been developed for warfare, yet they also serve peaceful purposes. Their use in Ecology is in its infancy, but they may soon become essential tools in a broad variety of eco-logical sub-disciplines. Autonomous robots, in particular drones sent to previously inaccessi-ble areas, have revolutionized data acquisition, not only for abiotic parameters, but also for re-cording the behavior of undisturbed animals and collecting biological material. Robots will also play an essential role in population Ecology, as they will allow for automatic census of indi-viduals through image processing, or via detec-tion of animals marked electronically. These new technologies will enable automated experimen-tation for increasingly large sample sizes, both in the laboratory and in the field. Finally, inter-active robots and cyborgs are becoming major players in modern studies of animal behavior. Such rapid progress nonetheless raises ethical, environmental, and security issues. |
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| 1: | Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (CEFE) |
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CNRS : UMR5175 – Université Montpellier II - Sciences et techniques – Université Montpellier I – Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III – Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes |
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| 2: | Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology |
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University of Cape Town |
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| 3: | Laboratoire d'Informatique de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM) |
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CNRS : UMR5506 – Université Montpellier II - Sciences et techniques |
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| 4: | Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS) |
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CNRS : UMR5566 – Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] – CNES – Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées – INSU – Université Paul Sabatier [UPS] - Toulouse III |
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| 5: | Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC) |
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CNRS : UMR7178 – Université de Strasbourg |
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| Subject | : | Environmental Sciences Life Sciences/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution |
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| Animal Behavior – Biodiversity Monitoring – Autonomous Vehicle – Drone – Cyborg – Population Biology – Robot Ethics – Robotics Network |
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| From: Brigitte Gaillard | |
| Submitted on: Monday, 11 June 2012 16:28:34 | |
| Updated on: Thursday, 28 March 2013 19:21:19 | |
