Our Products

RotaRod for Mice

The Ugo Basile RotaRod for Mice is the original gold-standard instrument for assessing motor coordination, balance, and neuromuscular function in laboratory mice. With over 6,200 peer-reviewed citations, it supports constant, accelerating, and complex ramp protocols across five simultaneous test lanes — delivering reproducible, high-throughput motor data that is directly comparable to the global body of published rotarod literature.

RotaRod for Rats

The Ugo Basile RotaRod for Rats is the gold-standard instrument for assessing motor coordination, balance, and neuromuscular function in laboratory rats. Building on the same platform as the RotaRod for Mice, it features four independent test lanes sized for rats, and supports constant, accelerating, reverse ramp, and custom speed protocols — delivering highly reproducible motor performance data across models of neurological disease, pain, and pharmacological intervention.

Balance Beam Walking Test

The Ugo Basile Balance Beam Walking Test (Cat. 48303) is a sensitive, standardized tool for assessing fine motor control and sensorimotor integration in mice. Animals traverse round beams of three diameters (6, 12, and 25 mm), enabling researchers to grade difficulty and detect subtle balance deficits. Outcome measures include traversal time, foot slips, stops, and falls — complementing RotaRod and grip strength data for comprehensive motor evaluation.

Treadmill for Mice and Rats

The Ugo Basile Treadmill (Cat. 47300) is a precision exercise platform for assessing endurance, motor performance, and physiological responses in both mice and rats. Featuring interchangeable lane assemblies, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, adjustable speed (3–100 m/min), and inclination (−25° to +25°), it supports a wide range of acute and chronic exercise study designs with optional air-puff or mild-shock motivational stimuli.

Activity Cage

The Ugo Basile Activity Cage (Cat. 47420) is a high-sensitivity infrared-beam system for objectively measuring spontaneous locomotor activity in mice and rats. It tracks both horizontal movement and vertical rearing, integrates with video tracking for XY position mapping, and supports up to six simultaneous cages from a single electronic unit — making it ideal for high-throughput pharmacology, toxicology, and behavioral neuroscience studies.

Mouse/Neonatal Rat Adaptor

Mouse/Neonatal Rat Adaptor 68030(with 18° ear bars 68034 and 45° ear bars 68313).

Running Wheels

Ugo Basile Running Wheels (Cat. 1800 for rats, Cat. 1850 for mice) provide a reliable, low-maintenance method for measuring voluntary locomotor activity over extended periods. Housed in clear polycarbonate cages with stainless steel wheels and Teflon bearings for minimal friction, they support long-duration circadian rhythm studies, aging research, energy balance experiments, and pain-related exercise assessments — with optional PC connectivity for up to 12 simultaneous units.

Neonatal Mouse Adaptor

Neonatal Mouse Adaptor 68014(with 20°ear bars 68315 and 45°ear bars 68316).

Hole Board Device

The Ugo Basile Hole Board Device (Cat. 6650 for mice, Cat. 46653 for rats) is a validated apparatus for assessing natural exploratory behavior and the effect of psychotropic drugs using the Boissier-Simon head-plunging (nose-poke) methodology. Featuring 16 holes in a durable grey Perspex board with opaque or transparent wall configurations, it offers a minimal-training, rapid behavioral assessment of anxiolytic and anxiogenic drug effects in rodents.