A Progress Update on Octanis Instruments' Barn Owl Monitoring Device
The new barn owl monitoring device is almost finished! Improved battery life, measurement accuracy, and manufacturability. Getting ready for first series production in March 2022.
The new barn owl monitoring device is almost finished! The latest design is easy to attach right underneath the entrance to the nestbox. We've improved the battery life as well as the measurement accuracy. Overall the system is much more robust and easier to manufacture than the previous prototype.
The RFID antennas that will be embedded in the wooden perch are also ready and we are working on a platform that will collect every visit and weight measurement of the owls in realtime.
We are getting ready for production of a first series in March and we will be testing the device in the coming season, around May, and hope to have it ready for general availability at the end of this year.
We are really looking forward to see how this new device will help us to better understand the behavior and health of barn owls.
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