BEATBox (The BEhavioural and AuTonomous Box)

BEATBox is an open-source, automated, customizable, and low-cost system for high-throughput behavioral data acquisition in rodents. It enables long-duration, home-cage operant conditioning with minimal experimenter interaction, preserving circadian and motivational dynamics while improving reproducibility.

Quick links

• Website: https://open-beatbox.github.io/
• One-pager: https://open-beatbox.github.io/one-pager/
• Open-source resources: ./resources
• Documentation (working docs): ./resources/docs
• Build guides: ./resources/build-guides
• Website source: ./site

Repository structure

• site/ - Next.js website (static export for GitHub Pages)
• resources/ - Open-source hardware, firmware, software, docs, and build assets

Open-source resources

Inside resources/, you will find (or can add):

• hardware/ - CAD, PCB, and mechanical design files
• firmware/ - device firmware and embedded tooling
• software/ - data acquisition, control, and analysis software
• docs/ - technical documentation
• build-guides/ - assembly and calibration guides
• assets/ - renders, diagrams, and media for dissemination

Contributing

If you want to contribute to the website, see site/README.md. For hardware/software contributions, add to the appropriate folder in resources/ and update the docs.