Open Monkey Studio is an integrated hardware/software platform designed for tracking pose of macaques. It involves a large cage apparatus, a 64-camera video capture system, a library of annotated images, and an automated pose capture system. The entire system is housed at the University of Minnesota in the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research. It is directed by Ben Hayden, Hyun Soo Park, and Jan Zimmermann.

The research that enables Open Monkey Studio is partially supported by the following awards/grants.

NSF Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS)
Neural Correlates of Social States in Macaques

2020-2023
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MinnesotaFutures Award
Coordinated 3D Marker-Less Pose Estimation and Neural Measurements from Freely Moving Rhesus Macaques

2018-2020
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Digital Technology Center Seed Grant
Realtime 3D Behavioral Analysis of Rhesus Macaque Monkeys

2019-2020