OCTRON - a general purpose segmentation and tracking pipeline for behavioral experiments
OCTRON is a pipeline for markerless segmentation and tracking of animals in behavioral experiments. By combining Segment Anything Models (SAM 2) for rapid annotation, YOLO11 models for training, and state-of-the-art multi-object trackers, OCTRON enables unsupervised segmentation and tracking of multiple animals with complex, deformable body plans. We validate its versatility across species - from transparent marine annelids to camouflaging cuttlefish - demonstrating robust, general-purpose applicability for behavioral analysis.
animal behavior and cognition↗