Teleoperated 360◦ Video Capture of Beehives for Scientific Visualization in VR

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Charles Ahn, Ashaki SetepenRa-Deloatch, Ubada Ramadan, Quang Vo, Jacob Matthew Wojtecki, Nathan Alan Moy, Ching-I Huang, Bo Han, Songqing Chen, Carley Fisher-Maltese, Mohamed Alburaki, Lap-Fai Yu

George Mason University, United States Department of Agriculture, and National Tsing Hua University
Conference Demo, VRST'25

Paper

A flattened 360◦ video of a beehive interior captured using our teleoperated framework. This is a 2D visual representation of the 360 video captured inside the beehive. The user can pan around the full 360◦ view in VR by using a VR headset.

Abstract

Studying bee behavior and diagnosing hive issues in their natural habitats has often been a challenge due to limited visibility, observer interference, and limitations of conventional recording methods. A teleoperated immersive 360◦ view offers an unobstrusive, holistic observation within the hive. In this work, we present a framework for capturing and analyzing bee activity using commercially available 360◦ cameras and hardware to create an immersive VR experience.

System overview of our teleoperated 360◦ video capture framework.

Camera setup inside a beehive.

Image of a single bee captured inside the beehive using our teleoperated framework.

Electronic setup consisted of a 360◦ camera, a Raspberry Pi, and a battery pack.

Video Presentation

BibTeX

@article{YourPaperKey2024,
  title={Teleoperated 360◦ Video Capture of Beehives for Scientific Visualization in VR},
  author={Ahn, Charles and SetepenRa-Deloatch, Ashaki and Ramadan, Ubada and Vo, Quang and Wojtecki, Jacob Matthew and Moy, Nathan Alan and Huang, Ching-I and Han, Bo and Chen, Songqing and Fisher-Maltese, Carley and Alburaki, Mohamed and Yu, Lap-Fai},
  journal={VRST'25 Conference Demo},
  year={2025},
  url={https://your-domain.com/your-project-page}
}