ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Apex and ApeTouch: Development of a Portable Touchscreen System and Software for Primates at Zoos.
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- On the (limited) use of touchscreen-based behavioural and cognitive research with dogs: potential causes and future directions.Animal cognition · 2026Pooled it
- CapuchinAI 1.0: Development of a Machine Learning-Based Touchscreen Paradigm to Test Cognition in Wild Capuchins.American journal of primatology · 2026Article
- CapuchinAI 1.0: Development of a machine learning-based touchscreen paradigm to test cognition in wild capuchins.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Touchscreen Tasks for Cognitive Testing in Domestic Goats (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Beyond the Camera Trap: A Systematic Review of Computing Technology Used to Monitor and Interact with (More) Varied Taxa in Zoos and Aquariums.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Home-Cage Training for Non-Human Primates: An Opportunity to Reduce Stress and Study Natural Behavior in Neurophysiology Experiments.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Sequence Order in the Range 1 to 19 by Chimpanzees on a Touchscreen Task: Processing Two-Digit Arabic Numerals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Garrano Horses Perceive Letters of the Alphabet on a Touchscreen System: A Pilot Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
We report on the development and testing of a portable touchscreen apparatus and accompanying software program for primate enrichment, cognitive research, and husbandry applications. For zoos considering using technology to bolster scientific efforts or enhance the welfare of primates in their care, touchscreen activities offer a solution that has a long and proven record of primate use in laboratory settings as well as a history of usage in the zoo world. We review the options that are available for zoos to build their own touchscreen systems and we offer as an alternative our pre-built apparatus, Apex, and primate software suite, ApeTouch, both of which are tailored for use in a zoo setting. The efficacy and utility of these tools are demonstrated in a training study with four macaque groups of different species that were previously naïve to touchscreens. All of the groups in the study learned to use the device and displayed a consistent engagement with the touchscreen tasks over 95 daily sessions of exposure. In the final stage of the training, two of the four groups displayed an above-chance level performance on a numerical sequencing task.
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