After a long and well needed break, Macro Mice got back to work. This week the software was adjusted and tested with mouse ears to make sure that our current code can recognize the holes. After a few edits, it was able to. Check… Read More
Tag: spiny mouse
Prototyping Begins
This week as part of the selfie system team, Derek has been having trouble with the processor speed of his Raspberry Pi. After following all the instructions for installing OpenCV, he used “make” and the Raspberry Pi has been building for over 24 hours now.… Read More
Hardware Hurdles and Meeting Mice
Earlier this week, we attempted to use Open CV on a Raspberry Pi. Some tutorials that were helpful were this one from Open CV and this one from Py Image Search. However, we only had an 8gb micro SD card for the pi and after updating the Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian), there… Read More
The Spiny Mouse Selfie
The spiny mouse is the only known mammal capable of regenerating tissue to the skin, ear, skeletal muscle, kidney, spinal cord, heart, and brain. The unique regenerative properties of the spiny mouse have made it popular in research. However, when observing the mouse and how fast its tissue has healed, researchers are forced… Read More