Amuza - Model TaskForcer -Semi Restraining System
Spend less time training with the faster, simpler tool for operant behavior conditioning; When research animals are stressed or distracted, training can slow and your results may suffer variability. Unlike other systems that allow rodents to essentially “run free” while attempting to perform tasks at the same time, Amuza’s TaskForcer eliminates those distractions—and their effects on your data. Users can train rats and mice in just three days!
- Body-restraining system keeps subjects focused solely on the task
- Unique spout-lever combines operant task and reward
- Modular design allows for easy, custom, reproducible results
4 Steps to Customize your Research Animal Training Equipment
- Choose your stimulus.
Whether the cue you need is sound, light, odor, visual… we’ve got you covered. - Choose your reward.
Our programmable supply unit dispenses a consistent shot of water or liquid solution. - Choose your detection method.
There’s licking detection. A lever unit. And our unique spout-lever which combines the operandum and reward in the same device. - Choose your output and software.
Interfaces, output boxes (in both 8- and 16-channel), and our flexible Task Studio software provide all the options you need.
TaskForcer employs a unique body-supporting cylinder that keeps rodents comfortably cradled and gently restrained. Not only are they more relaxed and more focused on the task at hand (with facial and forepaw freedom to perform operations), but since they’re less distracted, research animals can be trained faster, too—often in as little as 3 days.
Don’t waste your time designing custom apparatus—or waiting for your fabrication shop to try to build it. With Amuza’s TaskForcer, everything you need is right here. We offer a full suite of components that easily assemble into the custom configuration you need: Everything from water-dispensing pumps to a wide variety of stimulation units to interfaces, multichannel output boxes, and our easy-to-configure Task Studio software.
Precise control of X, Y, and Z axes
With our full line of products and accessories, you can certainly start from scratch. But you don’t have to. If you have, a type of skull plate or sound generator you prefer, it will work with TaskForcer. So you get the best of everything: A custom solution and the flexibility of maximizing your existing equipment.