Inexpensive Modular Spherical Treadmill

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Inexpensive Modular Spherical Treadmill

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An Inexpensive, High-Precision, Modular Spherical Treadmill Setup Optimized for Drosophila Experiments

The authors of “An inexpensive, high-precision, modular spherical treadmill setup optimized for Drosophila experiments” make available here a full design package to replicate the treadmill of the publication.

Built to study the behavior of body- and head-fixed insects walking on an air-supported ball, the technology offered is a more compact, simpler setup than prior devices. It achieves unprecedented access to measuring fly behavior at low cost.

At the Github repository “Inexpensive Treadmill”, there is an up-to-date document supplementing the published article that will remain current. The step-by-step guide provides a different view on the same setup where the authors explain how to assemble such a system.

The Github repository also provides details on component collections for use in specific experiments and links to related technologies, for example preparing the flies. Additional resources may be found at the supplemental information page of the publication

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