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Entrance Observer

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Entrance Observer is a set of cameras and a hardware device that analyse beehive entrance. It records a video stream, runs AI analysis that sends it all to web-app

One device is watches for up to 4 beehive entrances. Over time, we can try building a more affordable version that uses worse cameras, less GPU and less energy

Cost

Based on materials ~ 600-1200 EUR depending on amount of hives

Target audience

Prototype v1 version. Camera at the center on a monopod, jetson orin nano at the center with wiring and antennae facing down
Prototype v2. Frame is placed further, entrance has landing board with glass ceiling, camera is attached to the frame to be more adjustable and take less space, shorter usb-b wire, rain protective case.
Prototype v3. Added protective cone, now idea is to have CPU/GPU block separated and moved into the hive roof to have less devices on the entrance, have camera integrated with the cone, have WIFI antennae and power blocks farther away from the bees.
Prototype v4 at field testing. Camera has protective case. Missing the landing board protective cone as it needs artificial lighting

Problems and features

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Relevant commercial solutions & scientific work

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บBeemate

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชApic.ai

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟย BeeLogger

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บVimanaTech & B-honey: Purple Hive project

๐Ÿ”ฌBeeAlarmed. Masters thesis

๐Ÿ”ฌLabelBee: a web platform for large-scale semi-automated analysis of honeybee behavior from video

๐Ÿ”ฌHoneybee In-Out Monitoring System by Object Recognition and Tracking from Real-Time Webcams