Interspecies
Life has been
sending signals for 3.8 billion years.
The receiver is finally here.
Open hardware for animal & ecological research
Seeed Studio · Interspecies Technology

Technology for
Interspecies Understanding

In Mozambique, honeyguide birds lead humans to beehives — and share the honey. A protocol between species with no shared language.

Cross-species communication works — it just never scaled.

That changes now. We build open tools to listen — and respond.

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Why Now
Dolphin — BrazilDolphin — Brazil

Cross-species collaboration is nothing new.

Honeyguides lead hunters. Dolphins signal when to cast. Cormorants and hunting eagles have worked under human command for centuries. Homing pigeons carried addressed messages. Each was a real protocol — precise, effective, but hard to scale.

Cormorant — ChinaCormorant — China

The signals were never the issue. Scaling was.

Animals and ecosystems have been broadcasting signals for millions of years. From Interspecies Internet to field labs, a global network of researchers has already mapped how these species communicate, think, and live together. What was missing was the receiver: open hardware to turn that knowledge into action at scale.

Golden Eagle — MongoliaGolden Eagle — Mongolia

Now the missing layer is finally here.

Edge AI, open-source hardware, and low-power mesh networks have crossed a threshold. For the first time, we can listen at scale — and those old handshakes can become a network.

Homing PigeonHoming Pigeon

We don't speak for animals. We build the tools that let them be heard.

Seeed doesn't speak for animals. We build the open hardware layer so researchers and local teams can turn field signals into knowledge — and any species, any ecosystem can finally be heard.

What We Do

Fieldwork to Frontier — Six Domains, One Stack

From traditional field methods to AI-powered sensing — the full landscape of animal research, and where open hardware changes what's possible.

Individual Identification & Lifecycle Tracking

Traditional Fieldwork

Mark-recapture, photo ID, GPS collars — invasive, expensive.

AI-Powered

AI reads natural markings — tiger stripes, fin notches — like barcodes.

CVEdge AI

Population Counting & Dynamics

Traditional Fieldwork

Camera traps + manual review. A single estimate takes weeks.

AI-Powered

On-device AI identifies and counts species automatically.

CVLoRa

Cognitive Decline & Aging Research

Traditional Fieldwork

Manual ethogram coding — short, subjective, expert-dependent.

AI-Powered

24/7 gait and vocal monitoring. VLM detects changes early.

CVVLMSTT

Acoustic Monitoring

Traditional Fieldwork

Record + send to experts. Expensive, slow.

AI-Powered

Edge-based sound classification identifies species automatically.

STTAudio AI

Social Behavior & Group Dynamics

Traditional Fieldwork

Years of focal observation. Patterns take seasons to spot.

AI-Powered

Multi-camera arrays map interactions in real time.

CVMulti-modal

Habitat & Carrying Capacity Monitoring

Traditional Fieldwork

Periodic sampling + lab analysis. You miss almost everything.

AI-Powered

Continuous sensors report daily. Restoration becomes watchable.

Environmental SensorsIoT
Evidence

Deployments in the Wild

Every pin on this map is a real deployment — in the rainforest, the wetland, the mountain range.

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Who We Work With

Partners

We build alongside the researchers and networks who defined these questions.

MIT Media Lab

Pioneering the Fab Lab network and Interspecies Internet initiative.

Interspecies Internet

The global hub for interspecies communication — bridging science, ethics, and culture.

Fab Lab Network

Global network of digital fabrication laboratories.

Dina Lab

Creator of the Mothbox open-source insect trap cam.

What's the Next?

FUTURE PROJECTS

Alongside the Open Datalogger community, we're seeking researchers, NGOs, Fab Labs, and makers to launch the next deployment.

Participate

Join an existing open-source challenge. Contribute to a build. Deploy a replicate kit in your local Fab Lab.

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Initiate

Have a research question that needs a hardware answer? Submit your proposal and we'll help find the right tools.

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