@article{10.3897/zookeys.481.8788, author = {Steen Dupont and Benjamin Price and Vladimir Blagoderov}, title = {IMp: The customizable LEGO® Pinned Insect Manipulator}, volume = {481}, number = {}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.481.8788}, publisher = {Pensoft Publishers}, abstract = {We present a pinned insect manipulator (IMp) constructed of LEGO® building bricks with two axes of movement and two axes of rotation. In addition we present three variants of the IMp to emphasise the modular design, which facilitates resizing to meet the full range of pinned insect specimens, is fully customizable, collapsible, affordable and does not require specialist tools or knowledge to assemble.}, issn = {1313-2989}, pages = {131-138}, URL = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.481.8788}, eprint = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.481.8788}, journal = {ZooKeys} }