INSECT SINGULATING DEVICE

摘要

Systems, methods, and devices for singulating or separating insects from a collection of insects are described. In some embodiments, an insect singulating device includes a funnel having a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is larger than the second opening and is configured to receive one or more organisms of the collection of organisms, and a roller assembly positioned proximate to the second opening of the funnel, wherein the roller assembly includes a first roller and second roller that are spaced apart to define an organism movement path between the first roller and the second roller.

主权项

1. A device for isolating individual Drosophila from a collection of Drosophila, the system comprising:
a container having a connection portion; a singulator assembly, the singulator assembly including:
a funnel having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening having a greater diameter than the second opening, and wherein the connection portion of the container covers the first opening of the funnel to define a chamber configured to contain the collection of Drosophila; a first roller proximate to the second opening of the funnel;a second roller proximate to the second opening of the funnel,
wherein the first and second rollers rotate in opposite directions from each other in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the first opening of the funnel,wherein the second roller is spaced apart from the first roller at the second opening to define a space between the first and second rollers that includes a channel extending from the second opening through the space, andwherein the first and second rollers are configured to move individual drosophila from the second opening through the channel; andan object detector configured to detect Drosophila within the channel in order to determine whether individual Drosophila pass through the channel; and an outlet operably connected to the singulator assembly, wherein the outlet is configured to receive Drosphila that have passed through the channel and remove those Drosophila from the singulator assembly.