Robotic ecology: Tracking small dynamic animals with an autonomous aerial vehicle
Understanding animal movements that underpin ecosystem processes is fundamental to ecology. Recent advances in animal tags have increased the ability to remotely locate larger species; however, this technology is not suitable for up to 70% of the world’s bird and mammal species.
The most widespread technique for tracking small animals is to manually locate low-power radio transmitters from the ground with handheld equipment. Despite this labor-intensive technique being used for decades, efforts to reduce or automate this process have had limited success.
Here, we present an approach for tracking small radio-tagged animals by using an autonomous and lightweight aerial robot. We pres…
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Pavlos Papadopoulos
Pavlos Papadopoulos is a Senior Field Engineer and long-time technology enthusiast based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With over a decade of hands-on experience working with hardware, software, mobile devices, and real-world IT systems, he brings a practical, engineer-level perspective to every article he writes.A passionate smartphone user—especially within the Xiaomi ecosystem—Pavlos explores how apps, tools, and everyday technologies perform in real use. His interests span programming, web development, DIY tech projects, digital workflows, and productivity tools.He is also the founder and editor of three technology websites: Gadget Rumours, TheLatestTechNews, and TechnologyNews.info, where he has written and curated more than a thousand articles covering software, mobile tech, hardware, and emerging digital trends.Pavlos is committed to clear explanations, helpful guides, and honest, experience-based insights that help readers make better decisions about the technology they use every day.
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