The most powerfull video tracker
EthoVision XT
Whether you're studying rodents, fish, or other species, EthoVision XT gives you precise tracking, advanced behavior detection, and reliable, high-quality data—all in one powerful solution.
- Effortless setup – automated animal detection saves time
- Built-in test templates – quickly start your experiments
- Starts at $6,150 (USD), for all your standard tests
Latest innovations in EthoVision XT
Tracking your research subjects just got simpler, smarter, and more precise. Now you can effortlessly monitor social interactions between two mice or rats—no need for color-marking or time-consuming setups.
This advanced, automated detection takes on the hard work, even in low-resolution video, so you can focus on your insights. Using deep-learning, EthoVision® XT 18 pinpoints each animal’s nose, center, and tail with impressive accuracy, making it perfect for a variety of research environments.
- Social interaction based on deep learning
- Automatic detection of both animals - no color marking
- Works in most scenarios
The tracking software is extraordinary! Keep the good work going. You make our lives easy and each new version of EthoVision is testimony to the fact that the company is frankly put; the best at its game in the world. We appreciate this very much!
DE WET WOLMARANS, PHD
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, SOUTH AFRICA
Perfect tracking through deep learning technology
EthoVision XT uses advanced
deep learning technology to accurately detect and track rodent body
points.
The neural networks process data in layers, recognizing basic details like
color, as well as more complex features like the tail.
This ensures stable detection of key points—nose, body center, and tail base—resulting in
highly precise tracking for tests like novel object
recognition and social preference testing. Deep learning works seamlessly with
either evenly colored rodents or patterned rodents such as Long-Evans rats.
*Note that using this technology requires a GPU for the necessary computational power. Visit the setup page to learn more.
Your essential research toolkit
Free e-book
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EthoVision XT Modules
Multiple Arena Module
Track in multiple arenas
Increase your throughput by analyzing animal behavior in four, eight, or even sixteen open fields at the same time, or track zebrafish larvae in a 96-well plate. EthoVision XT easily defines start and stop conditions for each arena individually or collectively.
Social Interaction Module
Study social behavior
Track multiple subjects in a single arena. The powerful deep-learning algorithm tracks two rodents with minimal marking. Or track up to sixteen animals simultaneously. Social parameters include time spent in proximity and body contact, to name a few.
Behavior Recognition Module
Automatic behavior recognition
Automation in behavioral recognition is a crucial step towards advancements in biomedical, genetic, and molecular research. The Automatic Behavior Recognition Module accurately and reliably recognizes a list of ten rat or mouse behaviors.
Trial & Hardware Control
Control external equipment
Control devices such as lights, pellet dispensers, doors, etc. Or create your own operant conditioning experiment. EthoVision XT can also control optogenetic stimulation or create markers in your electrophysiological recording equipment.
External Data Module
Integrate external data
Physiological data, such as heart rate or body temperature, and other external data, like vocalizations, can add valuable information to complement your behavioral data. EthoVision XT integrates all these data, so you can visualize, select, and analyze all your data in sync.
Quality Assurance Module
Quality assurance & GLP compliance
The Quality Assurance protects your data and creates log files of everything for that project. This module is compliant with 21 CFR Part 11, the regulations on electronic records and electronic signatures for studies conducted under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
EthoVision XT: Also for zebrafish
Video tracking is the ideal tool for zebrafish behavior studies.
Social interaction tracking, anxiety-like behavior, exploration, swimming patterns,
or just general activity, all is easily measured in both adults and larvae with EthoVision XT.
You can use EthoVision XT as a standalone solution for video tracking (zebra)fish, or pair with the DanioVision observation chamber,
a complete system designed for high-throughput tracking of zebrafish larvae.
How do I use EthoVision XT?
Start your experiment in EthoVision XT from scratch or save time by using one of the predefined templates. Starting an experiment from scratch is also easy. Answer a couple of questions and EthoVision XT adjusts all the settings for you. Click the button below to learn how to set up your system.
All I need to know about EthoVision XT
EthoVision XT has been cited in tens of thousands of publications, in a great variety of studies, from cognition, learning and memory to emotional and social behavior, stress, anxiety, fear and many more. Click the button below for more in-depth information on EthoVision XT.
What are the benefits of EthoVision XT?
EthoVision XT is made for researchers, by researchers. It saves time and gets you the results you want (and need) with ease. Designed to be at the core of your lab, EthoVision XT offers integration of data and automation of behavioral experiments with any animal. Click the button below to learn about the benefits of EthoVision XT.
What can I use EthoVision XT for?
EthoVision XT is a thoroughly validated video tracker which can be used for rodents, fish, insects and other animals. It also serves as the engine for our hardware solutions such as DanioVision and the PhenoTyper; flexible observation cages to take your research even further.
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