Building in Public
Lab Notes
The polished results belong on the data and results pages. Lab Notes are for the things that happen on the way there.
Publishing from day one
Software lab notes
Software
AI Visual Monitoring System Planning
September 18, 2026
The test camera is bought, and the plan is now two enclosures per camera.
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Software
Web Development Has Begun
September 18, 2026
Work starts on the research platform: animal records, cameras, voice-entered notes and AI-assisted observation.
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This Is Where the Project Gets Messy
- Rack construction
- Camera tests
- Software development
- Substrate testing
- 3D-printed equipment
- Animal acquisition
- Quarantine
- Protocol changes
- Equipment failures
- Ideas that worked
- Ideas that did not
- Unexpected behavior
- Milestones
- Future-generation updates