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FUTURISTIC BEEHIVES FOR A SMART METROPOLIS

Deliverables

Hive core prototype

This deliverable describes the prototyping of the fully functional central core module and includes the results of tests made using these prototypes to qualify the design of the device

Hive architecture and core design

This deliverable describes the general architecture of hive and the design of the central core

Design prototype of an innovative beehive

This deliverable will be a demonstration of the innovative beehive design

Power supply and storage system of the hive

This deliverable consists of a hybrid power system that powers the electronics embedded in the hive It includes energy storage batteries that buffers the energy harvested from various renewable sources solar wind vibrations etc and supplies the stored power to the various embedded electronics in order to make the hive energy independent

Design and development of the automatic honey harvesting system and storage module

Full schematics of the operational module which extracts the honey through tubes into a storage module located on the outside of the beehive M30 a working prototype

Progress report on community forming procedures

This is an intermediate report on the public outreach and community building efforts and their success metrics

Models and simulations of population dynamics

Report on modeling population dynamics of a honeybee colony based on sensor data collected in hives

Dissemination and exploitation plan

This deliverable will contain a detailed roadmap for all planned scientific and public dissemination activities, as well as a plan to target exploitation activities.

Specification of external data & programming interfaces

Communication interfaces and protocols for external system connectivity with a biohybrid living system will be specified Several types of interfaces will be considered like machine to machine and machine to human

Design of the brood nest module

This deliverable describes the design of the brood nest module, which includes the design of the mechanical structure of the brood nest module with the integrated sensors, such as cameras and actuators.

Data Management Plan (DMP)

As part of the Open Research Data Pilot we will specify in this deliverable what data the project will generate, whether and how it will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use and how it will be curated and preserved.

Data warehouse with implemented DSS

Data warehouse for online and offline data collection storage and analysis will be developed Several algorithms and models will be integrated for Decision Support System development Based on DSS recommendations decisions for beekeepers will be provided

Publications

Modeling of the Potential Honey Bee Colony Foraging Activity Based on the Agrometeorological Factors

Author(s): Olvija Komasilova, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Armands Kviesis, Aleksejs Zacepins
Published in: Baltic Journal of Modern Computing, Issue 9/3, 2021, Page(s) 280-289, ISSN 2255-8950
Publisher: University of Latvia
DOI: 10.22364/bjmc.2021.9.3.04

A robotic honeycomb for interaction with a honeybee colony

Author(s): Rafael Barmak and Martin Stefanec, Daniel N. Hofstadler, Louis Piotet, Stefan Schönwetter-Fuchs-Schistek, Francesco Mondada, Thomas Schmickl, Rob Mills
Published in: Science Robotics, Issue 8 (76), 2023, Page(s) eadd7385, ISSN 2470-9476
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.add7385

Social networks predict the life and death of honey bees

Author(s): Benjamin Wild, David M. Dormagen, Adrian Zachariae, Michael L. Smith, Kirsten S. Traynor, Dirk Brockmann, Iain D. Couzin, Tim Landgraf
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 12/1, 2021, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21212-5

Application of the internet of things in precision beekeeping in Latvia

Author(s): Aleksejs Zacepins, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Jans Jelinskis, Niks Ozols, Armands Kviesis
Published in: Agrofor International Journal, Issue 7 (3), 2022, Page(s) 101-111, ISSN 2490-3442
Publisher: University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture
DOI: 10.7251/agreng2203101z

GIS-based interactive map to improve scheduling beekeeping activities

Author(s): Daniels Kotovs, Aleksejs Zacepins
Published in: MDPI Agriculture, Issue 13, 2023, Page(s) 669, ISSN 2077-0472
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13030669

Can Biomimetic Robots Change a Hivemind to Guide Honeybees’ Ecosystem Services?

Author(s): Dajana Lazic, Thomas Schmickl
Published in: Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Issue 18, 2023, Page(s) 35004, ISSN 1748-3190
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/acc0b9

Enhancing migratory beekeeping practice using digital flowering calendar

Author(s): Olvija Komasilova, Daniels Kotovs, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Armands Kviesis, Aleksejs Zacepins
Published in: Baltic Journal of Modern Computing, Issue 11, 2023, Page(s) 1-14, ISSN 2255-8950
Publisher: University of Latvia, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
DOI: 10.22364/bjmc.2023.11.1.01

Evaluation of the honey bee colonies weight gain during the intensive foraging period

Author(s): Aleksejs Zacepins, Niks Ozols, Armands Kviesis, Janis Gailis, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Olvija Komasilova, Viktorija Zagorska
Published in: Agronomy Research, Issue 20 (2), 2022, Page(s) 457-468, ISSN 1406-894X
Publisher: Estonian Agricultural University
DOI: 10.15159/ar.22.017

Mycelial Beehives of HIVEOPOLIS: Designing and Building Therapeutic Inner Nest Environments for Honeybees

Author(s): Asya, Ilgun; Thomas, Schmickl
Published in: Biomimetics; Volume 7; Issue 2; Pages: 75, Issue 3, 2022, ISSN 2313-7673
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7020075

Social Integrating Robots Suggest Mitigation Strategies for Ecosystem Decay

Author(s): Thomas Schmickl, Martina Szopek, Francesco Mondada, Rob Mills, Martin Stefanec, Daniel N. Hofstadler, Dajana Lazic, Rafael Barmak, Frank Bonnet, Payam Zahadat
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 9, 2021, Page(s) 612605, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.612605

Behavioral variation across the days and lives of honey bees

Author(s): Michael L.Smith, Jacob D.Davidson, BenjaminWild, David M.Dormagen, TimLandgraf, Iain D.Couzin
Published in: iScience, Issue 9 (25), 2022, ISSN 2589-0042
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104842

Model for finding the number of honey bee colonies needed for the optimal foraging process in a specific geographical location

Author(s): Olvija Komasilova, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Armands Kviesis, Aleksejs Zacepins
Published in: PeerJ, Issue 9, 2021, Page(s) e12178, ISSN 2167-8359
Publisher: PeerJ
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12178

Model for the bee apiary location evaluation

Author(s): Olvija Komasilova, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Armands Kviesis, Nikolajs Bumanis, Heinrich Mellmann, Aleksejs Zacepins
Published in: Agronomy Research, Issue 18(S2), 2020, Page(s) 1350-1358, ISSN 1406-894X
Publisher: Estonian Agricultural University
DOI: 10.15159/ar.20.090

Effects of Sinusoidal Vibrations on the Motion Response of Honeybees

Author(s): Stefanec Martin; Oberreiter Hannes; Becher Matthias A.; Haase Gundolf; Schmickl Thomas
Published in: Frontiers in Physics, Issue 2296424X, 2021, ISSN 2296-424X
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.670555

Simple physical interactions yield social self-organization in honeybees

Author(s): Martina Szopek, Valerin Stokanic, Gerald Radspieler, Thomas Schmickl.
Published in: Frontiers in Physics, Issue 9, 2021, ISSN 2296-424X
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.670317

Control of collective behaviours through artificial feedbacks

Author(s): Stamatios C. Nicolis, Mariano Calvo Martín, Alexandre Campo, Jean-Louis Deneubourg
Published in: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, 2021
Publisher: MIT Press
DOI: 10.1162/isal_a_00403

Simulation and Decision-Making In a Bio-Hybrid Beehive

Author(s): Volha Taliaronak, Heinrich Mellmann, Verena V. Hafner
Published in: Abstract Book of International Congress on Bee Sciences, 2022
Publisher: Organizers of the International Congress on Bee Sciences

Can Robots Inform a Honeybee Colony's Foraging Decision-Making?

Author(s): Dajana Lazic, Thomas Schmickl
Published in: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, 2021
Publisher: MIT Press
DOI: 10.1162/isal_a_00397

Anticipation as a Mechanism for Complex Behavior in Artificial Agents

Author(s): Heinrich Mellmann, Benjamin Schlotter, Lea Musiolek, Verena V. Hafner
Published in: The 2020 Conference on Artificial Life, 2020, Page(s) 157-159
Publisher: MIT Press
DOI: 10.1162/isal_a_00314

A Novel Mobile App for the Next Generation of Beekeepers

Author(s): Eugen Puzynin, Heinrich Mellmann, Verena V. Hafner
Published in: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, CS&P 2021: 29th International Workshop on Concurrency, Specification and Programming, Issue 2051, 2021, Page(s) 113-116
Publisher: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Simulation of Interactions between Beehives

Author(s): Volha Taliaronak, Heinrich Mellmann, Verena V. Hafner
Published in: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, CS&P 2021: 29th International Workshop on Concurrency, Specification and Programming, Issue 2951, 2021, Page(s) 106-112
Publisher: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Bio-Hybrid Systems for Ecosystem Level Effects

Author(s): Asya Ilgün, Kostadin Angelov, Martin Stefanec, Sarah Schönwetter-Fuchs, Valerin Stokanic, Jutta Vollmann, Daniel N. Hofstadler, Martin H. Kärcher, Heinrich Mellmann, Volha Taliaronak, Armands Kviesis, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Matthias A. Becher, Martina Szopek, David M. Dormagen, Rafael Barmak, Erol Bairaktarov, Matthieu Broisin, Ronald Thenius, Rob Mills, Stamatios C. Nicolis, Alexandre Campo, Ale
Published in: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, 2021
Publisher: MIT Press
DOI: 10.1162/isal_a_00396

The Queen and her Robotic Court: A Minimally-Invasive Form of Ecosystem Hacking

Author(s): Thomas Schmickl, Martin Stefanec, Daniel Hofstadler, Tomáš Krajník, Ali Emre Turgut, Farshad Arvin
Published in: Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION PROTOTYPING CONFERENCE 2021, 2021, Page(s) 5-12, ISBN 978-94-92859-15-0
Publisher: EUROSIS

Addressing modern challenges for bees through a novel mobile app

Author(s): Eugen Puzynin, Heinrich Mellmann, Verena V. Hafner
Published in: Abstract Book of International Congress on Bee Sciences, 2022
Publisher: Organizers of the International Congress on Bee Sciences

Autonome Roboterschwärme stabilisieren gefährdete Ökosysteme

Author(s): Martina Szopek, Ronald Thenius, Martin Stefanec, Daniel Hofstadler, Joshua Varughese, Michael Vogrin, Gerald Radspieler, Thomas Schmickl
Published in: Navigationen, Issue 21, 2021, Page(s) 150-181, ISSN 1619-1641
Publisher: Univ.-Verl. Siegen
DOI: 10.25819/ubsi/9913

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