arXiv:2604.04980cs.RO2026-04

打造可重复使用的蜂巢内实验机器人平台,支持精准操作与传感。

COMB: Common Open Modular robotic platform for Bees

论文配图:COMB: Common Open Modular robotic platform for Bees
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  • 模块化设计,集成定位、可移动窗口和可换载荷,适配蜂巢空间
  • 实现蜂舞模拟、蜂巢扫描和翅膀振动刺激,轨迹误差小于2毫米
  • 开源开放,适合行为学、昆虫机器人研究者长期使用

真实蜜蜂群落的实验需依赖能在有限空间内运行、耐受蜂巢污损与环境变化、支持局部传感与驱动且无需频繁硬件重构的机器人系统。本文提出COMB,一种紧凑、开源、模块化的机电平台,专为标准观察蜂箱框架内的巢内实验设计。平台集成XY定位机构、用于密封工具进出的可移动通窗(MAW)、可更换载荷模块及嵌入式控制架构,支持可重复轨迹执行与信号生成。通过三种代表性模块验证:仿生舞蹈与信号模块、近距离巢脾扫描仪、电磁翼部振动机。论文详述硬件与软件设计,展示其操作能力与配套实验基础设施。工程特性通过追踪摆尾舞轨迹(误差<2毫米)、多图像拼接复现巢脾图谱、基于视频的光谱分析验证。COMB成为可重复使用的巢内传感与驱动平台,是早期专用机器人的通用化升级。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Experimental access to real honeybee colonies requires robotic systems capable of operating within limited spatial constraints, tolerating hive-specific fouling and environmental conditions, and supporting both sensing and localized actuation without frequent hardware redesign. This paper introduces COMB, a compact, open-source, modular mechatronic platform designed for in-hive experiments within standard observation-hive frames. The platform integrates a XY positioning stage, a Movable Access Window (MAW) for sealed tool access through the hive boundary, interchangeable payload modules, and an embedded control architecture that enables repeatable trajectory execution and signal generation. The platform's capabilities are demonstrated through three representative modules: a biomimetic dance-and-signaling payload, a close-range comb scanner, and an electromagnetic wing actuator for localized oscillatory stimulation. This paper details the hardware and software design of COMB, outlines its operational capabilities, and describes the supporting infrastructure for conducting real-world in-hive experiments. The platform is characterized in engineering terms through tracking waggle-trajectory executions, performing multi-image stitching for repeated comb mosaics, and conducting video-based spectral analysis of the wing actuator. These results position COMB as a reusable experimental robotics platform for controlled in-hive sensing and actuation, and as a compact, generalized successor to earlier task-specific honeybee robotic systems.

机器人平台蜜蜂行为模块化设计巢内实验

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