Background

• Current model is the result of over 50 years of expertise and product reliability. After building and naming the original commercial RotaRod, we have retained a strong leadership position through continuous improvement and innovation.
• Assesses motor coordination by the duration (latency) that a mouse stays on the rod as a function of drum speed. 
• Range from 3 to 80 RPM ideal for drug screening to assess any side effects on motor coordination including balance and fatigue.
• Slower speeds suited to motor neuron disease or brain injury studies.
• More than 5000 citations of our RotaRod models in published papers.

Easy use, easy care, precision data

• Easy to operate and monitor experiments using touchscreen. 
• Software included with every RotaRod enables protocols to be defined in advance. This can be uploaded to the RotaRod for accuracy, efficiency and repeatability. Avoids making any data entry errors during the experiment runtime.
• Records time the mouse stays on the rotating rod as well as time (latency) of fall. Select and customize speeds (from 3 - 80 RPM in steps of 1 RPM), acceleration and deceleration steps.
• Records fall time latency for up to 5 mice simultaneously. Section width is a comfortable 5.7cm. Low fall height is 16cm allowing a soft landing into an individual box, preventing any harm to the mouse. 
• Machined cylinders provide horizontal ridges for sufficient grip. 
• Saves experimental settings with recorded values. Customizable layout with drag and drop columns. Presents results in a convenient tree-like structure. Enables users to add information before or after each test. Export settings and recorded data as text, spreadsheet or pdf files.
• Enables remote diagnosis and internet access – data can be saved to the cloud via Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive etc.
• Surprisingly quiet operation for reduced stress.
• Removable stainless-steel boxes facilitate cleaning and prevent mice from escaping when they fall from the rod.