Together with @peterpolidoro, we built a real-time, vision-based controlled, XY-stage to move a magnet within a chamber to study visually mediated responses of walking fruit flies.

Publications:

• Zabala et al., A simple strategy for detecting moving objects, Current Biology (Cell Press), 2012.

I built a 3D, high-speed video, auto-capture rig to observe visually mediated responses of flying fruit flies. The responses were elicited by a self-triggered LED chamber surrounding the flight volume.

Publications:

• Fontaine, Zabala et al., Wing and body motion during flight, Journal of Exp. Bio., 2009.

Together with fellow students, post-docs, and professors, we built an autonomous ground vehicle capable of maneuvering a 60 mile course in a mock urban environment in under 6 hours.

Publications:

• Burdick et al., Sensing, navigation and reasoning, DARPA Technical Report, 2007.

Articles:

• Zabala, F., How to fall in love with CV, Medium, 2022 (last accessed).